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Observer Name Scott A Experience Level 1/5 Remarks It appeared to be a large meteor very close to earth. I’ve never seen one this big or this close before. I immediately checked the news to see if there were reports. So far I haven’t seen any, so I figured I should report it.
Location Address Agoura Hills, CA Latitude 34° 8' 56.94'' N (34.15°) Longitude 118° 45' 3.89'' W (-118.75°) Elevation 284.04m
Time and Duration Local Date & Time 2020-12-20 18:25 PST UT Date & Time 2020-12-21 02:25 UT Duration ≈3.5s
Direction Moving direction From up left to down right Descent Angle 97°
Moving Facing azimuth 236.48° First azimuth 207.41° First elevation 40° Last azimuth 243.44° Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color Stellar Magnitude -13 Color Orange, Brown, red
Concurrent Sound Observation No Remarks -
Delayed Sound Observation Unknown Remarks -
Persistent train Observation Yes Duration 2s Length 30° Remarks A glowing smoke trail
Terminal flash Observation Unknown Remarks -
Fragmentation Observation Unknown Remarks -