NUFORC Sighting 18861

Occurred: 2001-08-06 20:30 Local
Reported: 2001-08-06 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1 second
No of observers: 1

Location: Burbank, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Greenish Fireball seen over south Burbank CA. 1 second duration.

Early eveing I was looking south, twilight blue sky, cotten cloud background. Turned my head and saw a bright greenis-yellowish flash like a fireball travel about 1 mile in the close atmosphere. I know it was close because two private planes were in the air on a regular flight path above and behind the object. A Southwest airlines was just taking off from Burbank airport and facing the object, if anyone corraborates. It was traveling about Mach 5, about 2 miles south of me about 4000 feet high. I believe I heard a "psssst" type of sound produced by it. I am familiar with the flight patterns here and Mars was visible in the background. It was NOT any of these objects. Because of the peripheral objects, I know this object was traveling horizontaly close in our atmoshphere, not at the outer edges of it. I saw the beginning and end of the whole trail.

Posted 2001-08-12

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