I do not have much experience with this so some of my data may be incorrectly reported. My friend and I were not sure what the object in the sky was. We were very sure however that it was some sort of flaming object that was falling apart. Our initial thoughts were an aircraft or satellite, but we decided that it must have been a meteor.
Location
Address
Davis, CA
Latitude
38° 32' 8.16'' N (38.535599°)
Longitude
121° 45' 28.21'' W (-121.757835°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
273.41107°
First azimuth
271.77155°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Orange/yellow perhaps
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
3.5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
We first thought it was some sort of aircraft on fire. There was a trail of sparks and fragments coming from it.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Pieces fell off as it moved and it broke into multiple pieces when it disappeared.
