Reports Report 1409h (Event 1409-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mauricio P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I had 1 witness who saw this with me. He works for the power company, SCE, and was restoring power to my house. We were looking at the transformer on the telephone pole behind my house when we saw the dime sized ball of fire fly from right to left as we faced south. I thought it was a huge spark from the transformer. He said "no. it was a meteor". |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Torrance, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 52' 13.89'' N (33.870524°) |
| Longitude | 118° 20' 43.52'' W (-118.345423°) |
| Elevation | 23.574764m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-03 23:25 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-04 07:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 264° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 169.21° |
| First azimuth | 170.93° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 146.52° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | An orange ball of fire |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |