From where I was in my car, the fireball dropped straight down. I was looking straight out my driver's seat getting ready to turn left off of i5 onto hammer lane.
Location
Address
Stockton, CA
Latitude
38° 1' 15.91'' N (38.021086°)
Longitude
121° 21' 29.14'' W (-121.358095°)
Elevation
2.582655m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-11-04 19:23 PDT
UT Date & Time
2022-11-05 02:23 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
182°
Moving
Facing azimuth
339.66°
First azimuth
340.35°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
343.71°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Once the fire ball dropped out of view behind a tree, there was an enormous bright blue and green explosion. It light up the sky.
