Reports Report 981c (Event 981-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeanne |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I estimated the time based on my last known time/location. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Jose, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 24' 55.2'' N (37.415334°) |
| Longitude | 121° 51' 26.91'' W (-121.857476°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-06 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-07 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 64.17881° |
| First azimuth | 55.98039° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 59.78154° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | bright green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The car radio was on, so I probably would not have heard the sound, if any. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Note: It was passing almost directly overhead and into the East Foothills, so I would have been looking at the back end of a rocket and the horizon at the foothills would have obscured any view of a train. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Perhaps what I saw was the terminal flash? I was riding in the car and the green flash suddenly appeared in the front windshield and immediately disappeared. I was taken by surprise, but was unable to locate it again and thought perhaps that was just due to its low flight path and the intervening foothills. The only thing I saw on the horizon was a dot of light, but it was not green and could have been an airplane (this spot is about 7 miles east and 1/2 mile north of San Jose International). |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |