My phone had no battery otherwise I wish I could have caught it on camera. I was driving and my husband was asleep.
Location
Address
Barstow, CA
Latitude
34° 54' 20.6'' N (34.905721°)
Longitude
116° 57' 0.73'' W (-116.950202°)
Elevation
692.990906m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-01-14 01:01 PST
UT Date & Time
2024-01-14 09:01 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
260°
Moving
Facing azimuth
275°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
280°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
5°
Remarks
After it finally burned out the streak behind it was longer but much less bright. It looked like the front of it was breaking up while the long streak was behind it still (streak was longer than when it was the large bright fireball)
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the big brightness, when there was the tail streak it looked like it was breaking into pieces
