This was by far the most remarkable fireball I have ever seen. It was about the size of a commercial plane making it's decent to the local airport.
Location
Address
Palm Desert, CA
Latitude
33° 43' 17.36'' N (33.72°)
Longitude
116° 20' 55.54'' W (-116.35°)
Elevation
51.47m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-10-11 01:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-10-11 08:15 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
94°
Moving
Facing azimuth
269.92°
First azimuth
249.1°
First elevation
15°
Last azimuth
305.95°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
15°
Remarks
There was a bright glowing train. It stated out with one large glowing ball with a wider glowing train and then split into about three glowing balls with glowing trains.
