My 11 year old daughter also witnessed this fireball. We saw it driving through the front of our windshield. At first I thought it was an airplane in the sky. It was very bright. More white than yellow. It wasn't until it exploded and broke into two or more pieces that we realized we witnessed a fireball.
Location
Address
Spring Valley, CA
Latitude
32° 44' 41.19'' N (32.744774°)
Longitude
116° 59' 56.1'' W (-116.998916°)
Elevation
119.236053m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-04-04 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-04-05 04:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
276.82°
First azimuth
262.26°
First elevation
46°
Last azimuth
282.77°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It split into two or more pieces as it exploded then quickly disappeared. It went from mostly whitish to a bright yellow with small shades of a bright orange.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into at least two, possibly more pieces. Quickly the light from it disappeared and we couldn't see it anymore.
