Reports Report 588ck (Event 588-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was a beautiful sight. Running down the lake on a glass like water surface, bright blue sky, heading towards the sun, and seeing this object between me and the sun, falling out of the sky. It was brighter than any meteorite ive seen at night. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oroville, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 32' 11.82'' N (39.536616°) |
| Longitude | 121° 23' 27.09'' W (-121.390858°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-22 08:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-22 15:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 133.26244° |
| First azimuth | 70.77538° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 205.51731° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | magnesium on fire |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was running my boat down the lake (40 mph and heading into the sun) and clearly saw it. My ouboard is pretty loud so I did not hear the object. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | I t was simular to the exhaust on a commercial jet at high altitude. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |