Very impressive fireball, quite large, typical blue and green color. Also quite slow as it moved across the sky. Not a streak but a large flaming fireball. Very unusual. The best one I've ever seen (53 years old).
Location
Address
Huntington Beach, CA
Latitude
33° 43' 25.28'' N (33.72369°)
Longitude
118° 0' 21.1'' W (-118.00586°)
Elevation
2.809m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-24 17:14 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-25 01:14 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
120°
Moving
Facing azimuth
131.89°
First azimuth
117.54°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
150.18°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was already fragmenting when I first saw it and it went below the level of the trees so I did not see it "go out". It was definitely in a boiling fragmenting state.
