Reports Report 89c (Event 89-2023)

Observer
Name Sara M
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Goleta, CA
Latitude 34° 26' 7.74'' N (34.435483°)
Longitude 119° 49' 18.41'' W (-119.82178°)
Elevation 10.101012m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-01-05 22:00 PST
UT Date & Time 2023-01-06 06:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 200°
Moving
Facing azimuth 96.95°
First azimuth -
First elevation 61°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks A glowing train followed the fireball. It didn’t last long, a few seconds. And the length of it was not long, not sure how to estimate it. It was pretty short in my opinion.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Smaller bursts of light which I assume to be fragment right before the fireball disappeared mid sky.