This beautiful brilliant fire ball was so close to me I thought it was going to crash into the mountainside!
I live in a canyon with various mountain ranges around me. The fire ball appeared through an opening in the cloud cover...I could see brilliant stars within the opening then the fire ball shoots out of the opening...angling downwards near the mountainside...the fire ball disappeared behind the mountainside! What a spectacular event! Never witnessed such a thing!
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Location
Address
Patterson, CA
Latitude
37° 24' 6.94'' N (37.401927°)
Longitude
121° 15' 7.41'' W (-121.252059°)
Elevation
304.245331m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-12-15 00:01 PST
UT Date & Time
2021-12-15 08:01 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
229°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180.93°
First azimuth
88.01°
First elevation
13°
Last azimuth
142.29°
Last elevation
8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Blue, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Beautiful brilliant red glow with silver glowing train
