Reports Report 8150b (Event 8150-2020)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 8150-2020
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | ZACHARY S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving when I saw what I thought was a helicopter at first with a bright white light and red at the front but realized it was a meteor or fireball, it crossed a large amount of the night sky splitting and fading off behind the mountain eventually. It looked like something falling into the atmosphere, my first reaction was to look up meteor activity tonight and I saw this report option. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Jamul, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 43' 55.25'' N (32.73°) |
| Longitude | 116° 49' 11.73'' W (-116.82°) |
| Elevation | 552.03m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-28 00:32 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-28 08:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170.67° |
| First azimuth | 177.22° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 74.27° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a puce came off of it spitting away and burning up |