Reports Report 1528dg (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lisa Q |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This is not the first time I have observed what appeared to be a bolide. The first time (and I also reported the first sighting to this list--maybe in Sept 2009? or 08?), I witnessed a wide white streak that ended in an explosion moving outward irregularly from an epicenter. However, this current time, I only saw the fragmentation stage, and this time, it was in what looked to be a completely linear fashion, so the object seemed to be disintegrating with fire as it continued to streak across the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Morgan Hill, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 7' 18.33'' N (37.121759°) |
| Longitude | 121° 38' 45.9'' W (-121.646083°) |
| 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 left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 335.54422° |
| First azimuth | 315.39421° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 8.50998° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | fiery red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving in my car with the windows closed and the radio on at that time, so I probably would have missed any sonic effects. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I actually saw only the fragmentation stage, so it looked like debris from something exploding in the air in a clearly linear trajectory. The streaking disintegrating object was fiery red, with irregular edges. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |