Reports Report 1528fk (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | TROI N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was a very bright, clearly visible object with a long, firey tail. The tail was glowing orange and appeared jagged & shaped like flames. The color changed from orange to bright yellow to brilliant, atomic white at the rounded head of the object. It was slow enough and bright enough to see for about 4 or 5 seconds, then it disappeared behind some trees from where we were standing at street level. The closest thing I can think of to describe it was that it looked like a bottle rocket. No noise at all from our vantage point, but others across the SF Bay said that they heard a sonic boom after it went out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | WALNUT CREEK, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 53' 26.93'' N (37.890815°) |
| Longitude | 122° 3' 49.51'' W (-122.063754°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 264.83683° |
| First azimuth | 258.69025° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 315.85521° |
| Last elevation | 53° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | bright flaming orange_bri |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |