It was just remarkable to me considering the density of the cloud I observed it through.
Location
Address
orange, CA
Latitude
33° 47' 50.96'' N (33.797489°)
Longitude
117° 46' 53.6'' W (-117.781555°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2010-12-26 18:00 PST
UT Date & Time
2010-12-27 02:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
341°
First elevation
52°
Last azimuth
25°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
white/ pinkish
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
nearby traffic would have drowned any sounds, if there were any.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
30°
Remarks
train was visible just a moment after the lead ball went out. If the length of train was 30 degrees, there was a brighter flash from the fireball at approx the 25 degree point just before it faded out. This was all seen through fairly low cloud cover... overall conditions were partly cloudy.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I described the flash in the previous section, the fragmentation was barely visible but I could tell what had happened despite the obstruction from the cloud.
