Reports Report 1528af (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mathew S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The path of the object seemd to cover about 45 degrees of arc accross the sky. Absolutely spectacular. I\'ve only seen one other better than this one. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Walnut Creek, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 55' 19.84'' N (37.922179°) |
| Longitude | 122° 0' 6.71'' W (-122.001865°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 262.64783° |
| First azimuth | 217.97203° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 329.69762° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white, red, blue, green, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Began as a brilliant white light moving rapidly accross the sky. After about 3 - 4 seconds it started to break up into fragments as the object diintergrated. There were distinct flashes of colored light ( reds, green, yellow and blue, as the object broke apart. It ended in a white flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |