American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1179d (Event 1179-2023)

Observer
Name Dani O
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It looked literally like a ball of fire flying through the sky.It was not a shooting star.It was larger ,brighter and looked like nothing I had ever seen.It was so fast and magnificent I was not able to take my eyes off it or get my camera to film. I was driving down ave P between El Mirage and Adelanto towards Adelanto.However I was unable to determine if the Fireball was actually over Adelanto as it appeared to be.The Fire ball tapered off and disappeared.
Location
Address Adelanto, CA
Latitude 34° 35' 56.26'' N (34.59896°)
Longitude 117° 29' 26.43'' W (-117.490676°)
Elevation 868.432922m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-02-22 05:40 PST
UT Date & Time 2023-02-22 13:40 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 105°
Moving
Facing azimuth 91°
First azimuth 79.87°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 90°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -