I thought it was a falling plane or something at first. I couldn\'t believe a meteor could be so big or look so close. coolest thing I have ever seen- until we drove past a wall and lost sight of it
Location
Address
San Jose, CA
Latitude
37° 15' 7.22'' N (37.252006°)
Longitude
121° 53' 17.76'' W (-121.888268°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:40 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
244.73784°
First azimuth
293.55049°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
-1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
white orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
No sound. I was in the car.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.7s
Length
2°
Remarks
Bright white for most of the train with a small amount of orangish at the end. Didn\'t see it end because then we drove past a wall and it vanished by the time we cleared it . Thought it was a falling plane or something at first
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
I think there was some fragmentation but i didn\'t see it to the end, drove past a wall.
