Reports Report 1528im (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name John
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was fricken amazing!!!
Location
Address Larkspur, CA
Latitude 37° 56' 11.7'' N (37.936582°)
Longitude 122° 32' 3.07'' W (-122.534187°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-17 20:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-18 03:00 UT
Duration ≈10s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 187.95917°
First azimuth 203.53496°
First elevation 30°
Last azimuth 0.41596°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color White core with blue frin
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks There were three consecutive booms that happened at least a minute later. Sounded like distant artillery fife or sonic booms.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration 2s
Length -1°
Remarks 30 degree long tail during the event that was phosphor white with a blue fringe and surrounded by sparkles. The main object broke into several pieces at the end.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The last 10 degrees of flight the main object sparkled more and separated into three segments. Two larger segments stayed together but third segment viewed by a few degrees.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -