CaseFireball2003

Montebello, CA, USA

on sunday the 24th of august at 00:14hrs we witnessed a bright red spot in the sky as red as a stop light. It looked like a star.we all

Report quality: High75/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 5 other reports from the same city within 3 days
When
2003-08-31
Where
Montebello, CA, USA
Shape
Fireball
Duration
00:20
Geo
34.009, -118.105 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-montebello-ca-2003-e28247
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Cluster flap2003

    CA flap 2003-08

    CA, USA

    13 sightings in geohash 9qh1 (CA) during 2003 peak months 8–8; top shape light

Local cluster

Local cluster

August 2003 was a busy month for Montebello, CA: 9 separate reports.

Flap

CA flap 2003-08

One of 13 sightings that make up the CA flap 2003-08.

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In context

  • This is one of 26 reports logged in Montebello, CA.
  • This case is one of 599 California reports filed in 2003.
  • Fireball craft made up 5.5% of 2000s reports, vs 6.9% across the whole archive.

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