I was sitting in my living room facing south. I had my curtain slightly open and noticed the bright orange yellow object that was moving slow and with an obvious burning flame appearance. I was late getting my phone out to catch the burning bright trail but was still able to watch a dim greyish white object continue to move. I have never seen something last that long. I also stopped observing early because of a neighbor’s house about to obstruct my view.
Location
Address
Visalia, CA
Latitude
36° 17' 37.02'' N (36.293617°)
Longitude
119° 19' 57.82'' W (-119.332727°)
Elevation
94.750641m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-02-22 20:20 PST
UT Date & Time
2024-02-23 04:20 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
273°
Moving
Facing azimuth
185°
First azimuth
189°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
167°
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
80s
Length
-
Remarks
Initially bright orange yellow with a trail. The object burned out before I was able to start recording. Then had a dim glow that kept going until my view was going to become obstructed by a house.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At least one small piece break off into the trail fall down and burn out.
