it seemed as if wasn't far away or it was very large and was far away from where i saw it. I believe it may have been between Johnny McNally's and the Ponderosa, here in the southern sierra nevada mountains. Kernville and Tulare counties.
Location
Address
Kernville, CA
Latitude
35° 55' 40.15'' N (35.927819°)
Longitude
118° 29' 36.25'' W (-118.493404°)
Elevation
1080.079346m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-12 20:41 PST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-13 04:41 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
210°
Moving
Facing azimuth
50°
First azimuth
50°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
first white then fireball red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
glowing train of red individual fireballs last 1 to 2 seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
just before it turning into a glowing train of red fireballs