Everything happened very fast. We were driving to Yosemite National Park just before 8AM and this bright glowing object appeared right in sky in front of us. Didn\'t know if it was something on fire or space debris or meteor.
Very exciting. Orson Wells-ish.
Location
Address
outside Fresno, CA
Latitude
37° 10' 15'' N (37.170833°)
Longitude
119° 43' 41.17'' W (-119.728103°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-22 07:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-04-22 14:55 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.5766°
First azimuth
9.53048°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
309.40456°
Last elevation
18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
greenish glowing brightly
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
12.5°
Remarks
glowing, disappeared quickly as the very bright meteor or fireball seemed to go behind mountains to northwest
