Reports Report 1528ea (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name Joy C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address San Mateo, CA
Latitude 37° 31' 54.66'' N (37.53185°)
Longitude 122° 21' 59.38'' W (-122.366495°)
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 down right to up left
Descent Angle 305°
Moving
Facing azimuth 346.9124°
First azimuth 347.62843°
First elevation 79°
Last azimuth 355.93498°
Last elevation 75°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color white, yellow, orange, re
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -1°
Remarks Seemed like an intense shooting star, glowing, big, bright... had color, started out white and then seemed yellow/orange/red?
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It seemed to come out of nowhere, saw a big bright something move across the sky in an arc, the tail and then and then a big bright flash and gone!
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -