It is probably the biggest and closest meteor I have ever seen. I was with 4 girls that started to scream from being scared of impact of this meteor.
Location
Address
Arcata, CA
Latitude
40° 49' 30.89'' N (40.825247°)
Longitude
124° 0' 18.54'' W (-124.005151°)
Elevation
516.855835m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-25 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-26 06:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Blue, Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It went behind the trees which we now thought it was either headed for Arcata or maybe as far as the ocean, but then we heard a huge boom like thunder that rippled throughout the hills where we were at.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Me and the friends I was with didn't know if it was a delayed boom or the meteor hitting the ground. We thought for sure it was the sound of impact and we tried to go see if it hit Arcata. The sound was louder then thunder.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into two different pieces after about 2-3 seconds of coming down
