American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4150g (Event 4150-2021)

Observer
Name Danielle R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I've never seen anything like this in my life. I'm still in a bit of disbelief. The only way I could think to describe it was to be a fireball. There's absolutely no way what I saw was just a "giant shooting star" - this was a blue tailed, bright "ball of fire" crossing my sight path in the sky. I'll never forget it.
Location
Address Crockett, CA
Latitude 38° 3' 7.42'' N (38.052062°)
Longitude 122° 12' 32.72'' W (-122.209089°)
Elevation 64.353279m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-07-31 00:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2021-07-31 07:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 72°
Moving
Facing azimuth 83.56°
First azimuth 37.75°
First elevation 33°
Last azimuth 94.86°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Dark Blue, Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -