American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1528iz (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name carla e
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Amazing experience. Where did it actually land?
Location
Address Mountain View, CA
Latitude 37° 23' 14.26'' N (37.387294°)
Longitude 122° 5' 4.19'' W (-122.084498°)
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 right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 299.18096°
First azimuth 304.11949°
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth 354.47685°
Last elevation 19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color white at front to yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks A few seconds after it passed beyond the building that blocked it from my sight, I heard a boom. I thought it had crashed into the ground near by. I ran past the corner of the building but there was nothing to see once I could see around it.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 30°
Remarks grey, like fog. It must glowed a bit for it to be visible
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -