Reports Report 834j (Event 834-2013)

Observer
Name Jan P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am always looking at the sky - i love viewing stars, the moon, clouds, the northern lights all without using telescopes or any equipment. I enjoy the beauty of it.... I have seem comets and the northern lights and meteor showers. But I have never seen an actual ball of flames fall straight down from the sky. I have never seen anything fall from the sky like that. My fiance and I were standing side by side talking to a couple that was facing us, and we were in the perfect line of vision to watch this ball appear, fall and disappear. The flames disappeared before the object would have logistically been out of our sight. I have searched the internet trying to find a news report or any acknowledgement of the fireball, but your website is the first I have found that mentioned the west coast of the United States on April 7th 2013. It was absolutely fascinating to see.
Location
Address Los Angeles, CA
Latitude 34° 10' 46.27'' N (34.17952°)
Longitude 118° 37' 3.46'' W (-118.617627°)
Elevation 257.524597m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-04-07 00:10 PDT
UT Date & Time 2013-04-07 07:10 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up to down
Descent Angle 180°
Moving
Facing azimuth 24.28°
First azimuth 10.75°
First elevation 82°
Last azimuth 13.53°
Last elevation 26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -