American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1528hl (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name Derek T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was walking the other way on a city street with street lights. The fireball was bright enough that it made me turn around to see what was causing the flash behind me. It looked like someone had sent off a nearby horizontal bottle rocket. no boom. very pretty. I suspect I\'ll never see anything like that again in my life.
Location
Address San Jose, CA
Latitude 37° 17' 16.25'' N (37.287848°)
Longitude 121° 46' 24.88'' W (-121.773577°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-17 19:50 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-18 02:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 319.01173°
First azimuth 300.01033°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 334.69201°
Last elevation 40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length 10°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks Fragmentation looked like a bottle rocket
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -