Reports Report 1528jx (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name Reed C
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Arroyo Grande, CA
Latitude 35° 5' 37.49'' N (35.093748°)
Longitude 120° 32' 37.89'' W (-120.543859°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-17 20:00 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-18 03:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth -1°
First azimuth -1°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth -1°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color white going to red going
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks At first I thought it was a low flying airplane, i.e., a white dot moving fast. Then the size of the dot increased and a tail was visible. The color started as white, went to orange and finished green.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -