Reports Report 8218j (Event 8218-2024)

Observer
Name Lisa A
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks was stunning.
Location
Address Torrance, CA
Latitude 33° 52' 29.46'' N (33.874851°)
Longitude 118° 19' 44.33'' W (-118.32898°)
Elevation 14.784747m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-12-28 18:00 PST
UT Date & Time 2024-12-29 02:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 240°
Moving
Facing azimuth 277°
First azimuth 277°
First elevation 67°
Last azimuth 276°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -25
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks red fire ball, seemed like it was going 'up'(??) but the trail was heading down. (I promise you it looked so much, color, shape, like the 'fireball' emoji on Apple emojis)
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks it disappeared quickly
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -