NUFORC Sighting 138003

Occurred: 2017-12-22 17:30 Local
Reported: 2017-12-22 17:58 Pacific
Duration: 7 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Irvine, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail, Emitted other objects

Orange fireball in front then no color.

I and two other witnesses saw a fireball with a triangular smoke trail, with two smaller bright objects breaking off from front larger object.

There was a smoke trail that is lingering in the air in front of the moon. Flew over John Wayne airport from Northeast to Southeast direction.

NUFORC Note:

Rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB @ 5:26 p.m.. We have corrected the time. PD

Posted 2018-01-12