Fireball report

Reports Report 5695l (Event 5695-2023)

Observer
Name	Andrew O
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Costa Mesa, CA
Latitude	33° 37' 58.52'' N (33.632923°)
Longitude	117° 55' 13.77'' W (-117.920493°)
Elevation	30.386696m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2023-09-25 20:54 PDT
UT Date & Time	2023-09-26 03:54 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	253°

Moving
Facing azimuth	17.38°
First azimuth	49.04°
First elevation	19°
Last azimuth	343.48°
Last elevation	7°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-26
Color	Orange, Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	30°
Remarks	Glowing train

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	it was a bright orangish bright yellow train that came into my vision as I was on my driveway looking slightly up at powerline height and it split up into a few pieces like a flare coming down in decent. Looked like it was going towards Huntington Beach, CA

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	its was a bright yellowish orangish then broke into 3-5 pieces arching downward

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