Reports Report 501ab (Event 501-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | M L S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Neither myself or my companion could figure out what is was. Was it something from Vandenberg AFB?. We couldn't see SpaceX material from Santa Barbara could we? We would love to know what we saw. We are guessing the time as 6:30 PM as approximate (a night hike between 6 and 7:00 Pacific Time) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 24' 11.04'' N (34.403066°) |
| Longitude | 119° 44' 26.99'' W (-119.74083°) |
| Elevation | 36.349m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-02-06 18:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-02-07 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 240° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 104.31° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | We didn't know what it was, it seemed slower than a meteor and descended from the clear sky to behind the fog over the ocean. It had a very distinct train that was umbrella like, wide and graceful and misty. We thought it might be manmade re entering from space? |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |