Reports Report 1528dt (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | clint |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | my wife and i were walking our dogs when she said look! i turned around to look and this fireworks green goldish color fireball flew past us no more 30 to 40 feet above us,then fizzeled out over the beach parking lot in a smokey looking flash(no exploding sound). we had no time to get the camera out to take picture or video it only lasted no more than 5 seconds. it was an amazing experience, one i\'m sure we probably never see again in our lifetime!! we just could not believe what we were seeing!!!!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | half moon bay, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 27' 55.34'' N (37.465372°) |
| Longitude | 122° 26' 40.6'' W (-122.444612°) |
| 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 | 1.37952° |
| First azimuth | 266.86739° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 358.45799° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | green and goldish firebal |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | as it flew 30ft.or so above us the fireball went out and it looked like it fragmented into (hard to explain you had to be there) smokey dust like powder |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |