Reports Report 4459a (Event 4459-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was not a meteor, it was too slow for a meteor, this was space junk burning up as it rentered. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arcadia, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 8' 34.75'' N (34.142986°) |
| Longitude | 118° 2' 24.54'' W (-118.04015°) |
| Elevation | 148.523m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-26 19:01 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-27 02:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 76° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280° |
| First azimuth | 285° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 290° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | What i saw was space junk burning up as it entered, spectacular tho, it was massive and slow, then it broke in two large pieces that started dropping straight down. Please if anyone got a pic or video post it, i do have a witness, my mother came out and saw it too. |