Incredibly large and bright distinct breakup into 3 pieces that continued to grow for just a moment after breakup until final burnout
Location
Address
Norco, CA
Latitude
33° 54' 42.06'' N (33.911683°)
Longitude
117° 36' 6.41'' W (-117.60178°)
Elevation
177.688705m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-23 22:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-24 05:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
242.07°
First azimuth
7.62°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
80.44°
Last elevation
26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Bright white to purple blue hue at breakup
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
Bluish tint or hue
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Light increased in brightness and grew much larger until it blew up into three big fragments with slight blue halo before died
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bright white ball grew very much larger before breaking into 3 balls. The 3 balls continues forward but in an omni directional forward descending arc
