Reports Report 4189j (Event 4189-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | At first it looked like a falling star, but it was still light out. It was still low in the sky when it turned into a 10x larger black blob and disappeared while there was still sky space to be seen, so it did not reach the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sacramento, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 33' 9.59'' N (38.552665°) |
| Longitude | 121° 28' 37.8'' W (-121.477166°) |
| Elevation | 8.075817m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-07 20:31 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-08 03:31 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 154° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 18.94° |
| First azimuth | 18.8° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 21.55° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing train that turned into black blob as if it exploded and disappeared in the lower sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |