Reports Report 2016jy (Event 2016-2026)

Observer
Name Dena H
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It looked like a meteor to me. It was large wide and at the tip it had orange flame and it gets lighter from yellow to white color tail the further from the tip. The tail was short. It fell down in the horizon disappeared behind the mountains.
Location
Address Fallbrook, CA
Latitude 33° 19' 33.25'' N (33.325904°)
Longitude 117° 9' 31.29'' W (-117.158693°)
Elevation 80.789139m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-22 20:20 PDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-23 03:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 232°
Moving
Facing azimuth 360°
First azimuth 345°
First elevation 26°
Last azimuth 320°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -