Far too bright to be a firework and it was coming in fast. I thought wow it’s a shooting star then it broke up over the beach and the light streak died!
Location
Address
San Francisco, CA
Latitude
37° 45' 5.54'' N (37.751539°)
Longitude
122° 30' 27.52'' W (-122.507644°)
Elevation
7.85m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-08 19:12 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-02-09 03:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
202°
Moving
Facing azimuth
300°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
74°
Last azimuth
295°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing light, then turned into couple flashes as it broke apart and it was 1000 feet up at most.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Streaking star then disintegrated into fragments and landed just off the shore
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Broke into a couple fragments then it went out of light.
