Reports Report 1528el (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | MARTIN W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I\'m 61 yrs old, sober and a VietNam vet. It looked a lot like a plane hit by a missile but the explosion trailed the initial burst rather than surrounding it. Except for my night air combat experiences, I\'ve never seen anything like this. It was not traveling at the speed typical of a meteor. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | VACAVILLE, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 19' 7.98'' N (38.318882°) |
| Longitude | 121° 57' 58.25'' W (-121.966181°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 239.127° |
| First azimuth | 218.00136° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 275.8152° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | smaller \"sparks\" mixed with a bit larger balls of light |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was sitting on my patio watching TV at 7:45 pm PDT 10/17/12 and the strangest sight occurred in the western night sky. Moving from south to north about the speed of an airplane, a light got brighter and bigger, then started trailing what appeared to be sparks and fireballs. After a few seconds it looked like it burned out. I listened for a couple minutes but could hear nothing. What was it? |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |