NUFORC Sighting 102704

Occurred: 2013-09-27 21:43 Local
Reported: 2013-09-27 22:32 Pacific
Duration: 10-30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Lawndale, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

Lawndale, CA bright fireball-like object flashed across the sky going in a northwesterly direction, lasting approximately 10-30 second

At approximately 9:43p, this evening (09/27/13), as I was sitting in my backyard patio and watching the sky, I saw a flash (?), with sparkling tail, crossing the sky in a northwesterly direction. I heard no sound with its’ flight. (I had seen a similar flash on 6/28/13, but it had a w-h-h-h-sh sound – which I never reported, expecting to see something in the news. But, I didn’t.) The flight I saw lasted approximately 10-30 seconds, before disappearing from my sight.

It was much larger than the stars, that I watch, but much smaller than the moon (but as bright).

It sort of had a fish or fireball shape, was bright white, sparkling and very fast. Also, the tail seemed to be flashing or dropping off, but not getting any smaller, to my naked eye.

Posted 2013-09-30