Reports Report 546a (Event 546-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | b a |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This fireball streaked completely horizontally across the ocean but seemed extremely low in the sky, barely higher than the palm tree line. Sun was already up but was still so bright that it made me look (I was not looking in its direction but the light caught my eye). Close to a base so I thought it was a missile and not ruling that out but it disappeared from sight in the same way I have seen shooting stars. The blue color had blue and purple but also a bit of orange. Amazing sight to behold, whatever it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oceanside, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 11' 44.44'' N (33.195677°) |
| Longitude | 117° 23' 7.02'' W (-117.385282°) |
| Elevation | 3.43m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-02-11 06:40 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-02-11 14:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 202.73° |
| First azimuth | 278.54° |
| First elevation | 18° |
| Last azimuth | 166.07° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Visible trailing from starting point , disappearing almost as quickly as the fireball progressed south and then gone almost as soon as the fireball disappeared. It was more like a glowing train, a streak of residual light |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |