At first, I had no idea what I was looking at. I thought it to be alien-like and magical. This site allowed me to find out what I had just witnessed. It was truly wonderful.
Location
Address
Salinas, CA
Latitude
36° 42' 53.74'' N (36.714927°)
Longitude
121° 37' 42.99'' W (-121.628609°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:43 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:43 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
277.25328°
First azimuth
265.32267°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
274.29303°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
While the fireball was slowly moving through the sky, there was a dull humming. After it disappeared, approximately 1 second later there was an audible and low thud in the relative direction which it had disappeared.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball seemed to spark and flash as it disappeared in the sky.
