Fireball report

Reports Report 5343ae (Event 5343-2021)

Observer
Name	Edward C
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks

Location
Address	Wildomar, CA
Latitude	33° 36' 35.99'' N (33.609997°)
Longitude	117° 14' 16.7'' W (-117.237971°)
Elevation	475.463867m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-09-04 21:36 PDT
UT Date & Time	2021-09-05 04:36 UT
Duration	≈20s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	238°

Moving
Facing azimuth	57.09°
First azimuth	74.54°
First elevation	5°
Last azimuth	72.34°
Last elevation	18°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-13
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	7s
Length	15°
Remarks	Was a ball like shape and started breaking apart as it fell, thought it was a shooting star until it started breaking apart and leaving a smoke trail, looked like it was going to hit the earth

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Went from a ball to almost explosion with a very long debris tail

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Dusty, tail like, long debris tail as it exploded apart was absolutely something me and my lady have never seen before!!!

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