Fireball report

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.

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