Reports Report 8809a (Event 8809-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Monica C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was looking up at the night sky observing how clear it was, and was seeing the contrail lleft by a plane that was surprisingly visible in this clear night. As I was looking straight up at the contrail which was starting to get puffier already in anticipation of fading, a moving light caught my attention in my right field of vision. All I had to do was turn my gaze slightly since I was already staring at the sky, so I was clearly able to catch the approximately 2 second sight of what I think is a fireball, because it was too slow moving and the head (fireball) too big and glowing to be a shooting star (I've seen plenty of those before). What an awesome sight! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chula Vista, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 37' 56.24'' N (32.632289°) |
| Longitude | 117° 0' 48.95'' W (-117.013598°) |
| Elevation | 132.92189m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-14 19:00 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-15 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 184.22° |
| First azimuth | 143.88° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 229.2° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | The fireball with a definite blue tint was leaving a glowing, yellowish trail behind it that faded in a sparkly fashion |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |