I HAVE TOLD PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF ANYONE ELSE SAW IT. THE YEAR WAS AROUND 1966 IN THE SUMMER. YOUR YEAR CHART DID NOT GO BACK THAT FAR. SORRY FOR THE OTHER YEAR I PUT DOWN. WE WERE GETTING READY TO SLEEP OUT IN THE FRONT YARD. IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS BALL OF FIRE CAME FROM OVER THE ROOF TOP STRAIGHT ACROSS THE TOP OF ME HEADING FROM MY HEAD END TO MY FEET END AND WAS OUT OF SIGHT IN A SECOND. MY UNCLE AND HIS FRIEND BOTH LOOKED UP AS SOON AS THE YARD LIT UP AND SAW THE FIRE TRAIL IT LEFT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT I WOULD HERE SOMETHING ABOUT A HUGE METEOR CRASHING INTO CALIFORNIA SOMEWHERE BUT NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SWEAR IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS THREE TELEPHONE POLES HIGH AND WAS HUGE!!! SURE HOPE I HEAR FROM SOMEONE ABOUT THIS. THANKS.
Location
Address
Stockton, CA
Latitude
37° 58' 50.44'' N (37.980677°)
Longitude
121° 17' 56.52'' W (-121.299033°)
Elevation
6.188331m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
1999-07-01 19:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
1999-07-02 02:00 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
179°
Moving
Facing azimuth
347.25°
First azimuth
347.11°
First elevation
88°
Last azimuth
344.2°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I WAS LAYING ON MY BACK IN THE FRONT YARD WHEN THIS, WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE SUN, SHOT STRAIGHT OVER US MAKING LIKE A LIGHT ROCKET SOUND.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
THIS THING LIT UP THE ENTIRE BLOCK WHEN IT WENT BY. MY FRIENDS WERE LAYING OUT THERE SLEEPING BAGS AND LOOKED UP TO SEE WHAT THE FLASH WAS. I WAS ALREADY LAYING DOWN ON MY BACK LOOKING STRAIGHT UP. IT CAME FROM THE SOUTH AND HEADED NORTH. IT WAS A HUGE BALL OF FIRE JUST LIKE THE SUN AND LOOKED TO BE 1000 FEET ABOVE US. IT LEFT A FIRE TRAIL ALMOST AS LONG AS THE OPEN SKY FOR A SECOND OR TWO.
