Observer | |
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Name | Carine p |
Experience Level | 2/5 |
Remarks | it was pretty low, and moving smoothly, I live in a fourplex next to a fourplex I was sitting in the back yard and it appeared to move between the buildings, and by time I arrived out front, it had been 10 to 30 seconds, and another 10 to 20 seconds before the sonic boom boom ( it was some distance away. My first experience seeing a fireball so low to the ground, jaw dropping, I was not sure if it was fireworks or an actual fireball in those first few seconds.. AMAZING |
Location | |
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Address | Pacifica, CA |
Latitude | 37° 38' 4.53'' N (37.634592°) |
Longitude | 122° 29' 28.73'' W (-122.491314°) |
Elevation | - |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:45 PDT |
UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:45 UT |
Duration | ≈7.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From left to right |
Descent Angle | 90° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | -1° |
First azimuth | -1° |
First elevation | 30° |
Last azimuth | -1° |
Last elevation | 28° |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
Color | white |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | - |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | 30 seconds it was boom then a second or less boom again |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 10s |
Length | 10° |
Remarks | a ball of white light was heading towards north with a trail of white ending with gold then red? I viewed as it passed me from the south going to north, could not get directional map to work for me. I saw it for about 5-10 seconds before it passed my view going over the roof. Heard sonic boom boom, about 30 seconds later. |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | I saw the sky and my awning light up as it passed me from the south going north over the roof in between buildings. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |