Reports Report 1528ee (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Luke G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I thought I was going nuts! So glad to see other people reported this too! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 37' 22.68'' N (37.622968°) |
| Longitude | 122° 25' 38.54'' W (-122.427371°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.05388° |
| First azimuth | 350.76874° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 354.76479° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Blueish white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 3.5° |
| Remarks | A glowing train that only lasted a few seconds. Rounded around the falling object, and came to a point and faded at the end. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | At the distance I was, it was just a sudden bright object, descending straight down, and promptly disappeared after about 3 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |