From my viewpoint it appeared very large.
At the time I estimated my distance from it to be appox. 5 miles.
When I saw the bright flash I knew it had exploded.
I continued to watch the blazing fragments falling and it occured to me
that I should of heard a loud boom or crackle when it fragmented but
I didn\'t hear anything.
So I assumed it was much farther away then I had originally thought,
far enough away that the sound from the explosion was too far away to reach me.
That thing must of been huge!
Location
Address
SACRAMENTO, CA
Latitude
38° 37' 0.4'' N (38.616778°)
Longitude
121° 22' 58.47'' W (-121.382908°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-07-21 21:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-07-22 04:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
179.50482°
First azimuth
177.73648°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
177.9218°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Whitish yellow-orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The light intensified and became very bright, turning from a whitish yellow-orange to a yellowish white just before the flash.
Imediatly after the flash there was a great deal of fragmentation.
