Fireball report

Reports Report 3784e (Event 3784-2024)

Observer
Name	Jon B
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Lomita, CA
Latitude	33° 48' 18.28'' N (33.805078°)
Longitude	118° 19' 19.14'' W (-118.321982°)
Elevation	23.635197m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2024-08-05 21:06 PDT
UT Date & Time	2024-08-06 04:06 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	106°

Moving
Facing azimuth	197.07°
First azimuth	180.46°
First elevation	51°
Last azimuth	225.79°
Last elevation	37°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-6
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Yes
Remarks	About 15-30 seconds after the fireball broke up there was the sound of a bang, similar to the sound of a firework going off a few blocks away.

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	The fireball grew from a small point of light to a small ball just before breaking up.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It appeared to break up into 3 pieces. One larger piece continuing the trajectory, one medium and small piece breaking off and down towards the horizon.

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