Reports Report 1528il (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like it was coming directly at me at first. I was staring straight a street lamp and it was brighter than that lamp. But then it became clear it was passing overhead, and I saw the orange flames behind it. Also, it looked like it was only a couple of hundred feet above my head. I had no idea what it was until I called my mom, who\'s an astronomer. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 42' 36.42'' N (37.710116°) |
| Longitude | 122° 26' 19.8'' W (-122.438834°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:57 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 250.54375° |
| First azimuth | 244.38458° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 327.6927° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white with orange flames |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a sonic boom that was came at least 1, possibly 2 minutes later. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | I\'m not sure if this was the train, but it had orange flames behind it that looked they were powering it across the sky. I thought it was some kind of rocket. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It look like it burnt out right before it went out of view, like it was breaking into bright white pieces. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |