Reports Report 1601t (Event 1601-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Linda H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I saw it and the person that was in the car saw it also. I am sure that it was something from space like a comet or meteor. I was looking on the internet to find out what it was when I ran across your site. Thanks |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Monterey Count , CA |
| Latitude | 41° 21' 48.86'' N (41.363573°) |
| Longitude | 123° 59' 21.74'' W (-123.989371°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-23 06:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-23 13:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 195.68111° |
| First azimuth | 191.527° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | -1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white with other colors c |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I think we were on the 101( we were on a couple of freeways) traveling from Monterey to San Diego. I do not know the time, early morning,We were traveling on a South Freeway probably 101 when to the left high high in the sky a fireball steaked across the sky, It was a ball with a train. We were not looking for it so we really did not know the time nor did we make note of it. The fireball streaked across the sky, it had a long train that had color to it, maybe blue or red and it was glowing and I think with smoke. I was in the car, I heard nothing. It was definitley a fire ball like a Meteor . I streaked across the sky in an arc . It was not fireworks or any thing like that. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |