Reports Report 1528jk (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michelle P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Pablo, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 57' 52.33'' N (37.964537°) |
| Longitude | 122° 20' 53.83'' W (-122.348285°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 20:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 276.92805° |
| First azimuth | 255.02793° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 298.8444° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white, red, blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I believe there was a sound associated with the debris, but as it was burning up, I was able to hear a sizzle like sound. After the debris burned, there was a distant boom about 5 seconds later. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 6s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | At first the train of the fireball was like white smoke, and then it began flashing very brightly. To the point the houses and trees were lit up as if it was brighter then the moon. During these flashes of light, the ball was white and blue. After that it began turning red and broke up into pieces. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flashing was a very bright light. The colors were blue and white. It was so bright that the homes and trees were lit up. After the flashing, it began to break up. It was close enough I was able to see it breaking up and burning a fiery red. I thought the debris was going to land in a very close tree! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |