I was driving North on 101 at about 7:50PM in Palo Alto when I saw a flaming green meteor falling 10 miles ahead and possibly making touch down. 10 minutes later when I arrived at the location of the previous green meteor, A bright flash hen suddenly occured and caused me to look up and see a row flaming strings falling before going out 1000 feet up me.
Location
Address
Redwood City, CA
Latitude
37° 28' 6.5'' N (37.468471°)
Longitude
122° 9' 15.85'' W (-122.154404°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 20:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 03:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Orange Fire
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
40°
Remarks
About a dozen flaming circles in a straight line at about 1000 feet. Burned for a few seconds then went out.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Flash was bright, that\'s how it got my attention as I was driving North on 101. I looked up and saw a dozen flaming rounds descending before burning out at about 1000 feet above sea level. Any remains would landed beyond Malibu Games and Golf in Redwood City.
