I was on my way back home from menlo park to mountain view and my gps (im new to the area) took me through what felt like the backroads. Because it was dark I can not say for sure my exact location. I know I was on Magdalena after exiting the 280 freeway
Location
Address
Mountain View, CA
Latitude
37° 23' 12.38'' N (37.386773°)
Longitude
122° 4' 30.8'' W (-122.075222°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-04-30 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-05-01 06:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
40.55312°
First azimuth
31.8748°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
35.12155°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
I was in the car with my radio on so I can not say for sure if there was a sound associated with this fireball
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-1°
Remarks
glowing train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the fireball stopped falling about 2 stories high, exploded and fizzled out. the falling lasted about 2 seconds, the explosion about 1 second and the fizzling about 3 seconds
