Reports Report 5618v (Event 5618-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Serge T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Trail really stood out bright in dark sky and had a loop |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 43' 51.51'' N (37.730974°) |
| Longitude | 122° 28' 41.37'' W (-122.478158°) |
| Elevation | 53.687973m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-19 17:40 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-20 01:40 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 21° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 246.22° |
| First azimuth | 246.54° |
| First elevation | 51° |
| Last azimuth | 249.68° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | I only saw a smoke trail, it looked like object came from sky, made a loop and continued down or toward south. Trail did not reach the ground. Trail was thinner higher, thicker lower or southern. Trail Ended high in sky. It was very bright, sky was dark and clear, some small clouds appeared dark compared to trail. Perhaps it was high enough for Sun, which already was set, to shine on it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |