Reports Report 4728d (Event 4728-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | At 5:25 am a meteor can be seen heading in the same direction of where the camp fire started. PG&E reported to state regulators that at 6:15 am a transmission line malfunctioned. Fifteen minutes later the first visible sign of the fire was confirmed. So, the meteor was recorded about 50 minutes prior to the PG&E report of the malfunction. I did provide this information and video to both PG&E and CalFire investigators just days after the fire, and have not heard back from them since. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oroville, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 30' 51.24'' N (39.514234°) |
| Longitude | 121° 34' 39.59'' W (-121.577663°) |
| Elevation | 66.717766m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-11-08 05:25 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-11-08 13:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 127° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.14° |
| First azimuth | 359.13° |
| First elevation | 10° |
| Last azimuth | 4.11° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a quick spark |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |