| Observer |
|
Name |
Arnold S |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Disappeared before reaching Horizon. The fireball was traveling southward and/or downward before disappearing |
| Location |
|
Address |
Merced, CA |
|
Latitude |
37° 13' 33.03'' N (37.225843°)
|
|
Longitude |
120° 22' 30.73'' W (-120.375203°)
|
|
Elevation |
60.801849m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2026-05-01 01:41 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2026-05-01 08:41 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
181° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
126.42° |
|
First azimuth |
126.33° |
|
First elevation |
20° |
|
Last azimuth |
128.79° |
|
Last elevation |
10° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-5 |
|
Color |
Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
Bright lit up followed by a trail of bluish to green tint tail |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
