My husband and I saw a bright fireball falling from the sky right before 8 AM mass at Holy Spirit. Beautiful sight! Bright white fireball with a green shinny long tail. Magnificent!
Location
Address
San Jose, CA
Latitude
37° 13' 44.52'' N (37.229034°)
Longitude
121° 52' 26.18'' W (-121.87394°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-22 07:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-04-22 14:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
10.17536°
First azimuth
44.86355°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
11.90343°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White fireball front with
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball was very bright. As it reached 45 degrees it started to break apart. Then the fireball seem to stop glowing and fell to earth.
