Numerous eyewitnesses in California reported a bright fireball on October 28, 2022 at 9:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time (2022 October 29 4:26 UTC). The fireball was first seen in the Bay Area, at an altitude of 58 miles above Hidden Valley Lake. It moved to the west at a speed of around 70,000 miles per hour, traveling 65 miles through the upper atmosphere before fragmenting 41 miles above Anchor Bay on the California coast. As a member of the Taurid meteor shower, this fireball was produced by pebble-sized cometary debris, originating from Comet Encke or the ancient comet whose breakup produced Encke and the Taurid meteor stream.
| Event ID | 20221029-042600 |
| Date (UTC) | Oct. 29, 2022 |
| Time (UTC) | 04:26:00 |
| AMS Event | 7542-2022 |
| Size | pebble-sized |
| Origin | Taurid |
| Chicken Little Start Lat/Lon | +38.769, -122.549 |
| Chicken Little End Lat/Lon | +38.851, -123.699 |
| Chicken Little Altitude | 94.0 km → 66.4 km ( 58.4 miles→ 41.3 miles) |
| Chicken Little Speed | 31.3 km/s (70,000 mph) |