| 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 | - |