Have never seen a fireball before, and I’m not saying this definitely is one; but I have a very strong feeling it was. No sonic boom. No terminal flash. Just a small little ball of orange fire trailing through the sky with a line of fiery orange and yellow following it. Quite literally looked like a piece of the sun had fallen off and was seeking shelter here on Earth somewhere. Absolutely breath-taking and like nothing I’ve ever seen before in the night sky.
Location
Address
Huntington Beach, CA
Latitude
33° 39' 21.75'' N (33.656041°)
Longitude
117° 57' 15.32'' W (-117.954256°)
Elevation
2.362606m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-11-23 00:51 PST
UT Date & Time
2025-11-23 08:51 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
284°
Moving
Facing azimuth
229.3°
First azimuth
270°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
183.67°
Last elevation
59°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
6s
Length
30°
Remarks
Very thin smoke trail, appeared almost vapor-like and dissipated quickly as the meteor/fireball disappeared. Was not thick enough or long enough for it to be a chem trail. I looked away because the meteor/fireball actually re-entered the atmosphere looking even brighter and I was in awe. Once I looked back for the smoke trail it was gone
