Reports Report 4063bj (Event 4063-2021)

Observer
Name Phil P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was driving at the time
Location
Address Dublin, CA
Latitude 37° 42' 3.07'' N (37.700852°)
Longitude 121° 52' 56.94'' W (-121.882482°)
Elevation 105.481049m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-07-28 23:01 PDT
UT Date & Time 2021-07-29 06:01 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 108°
Moving
Facing azimuth 99.44°
First azimuth 77.61°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 104.24°
Last elevation 55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 30°
Remarks After the initial flare and streak it appeared that it’s split and one part of it fizzled out almost immediately and the other trailed for another 2 to 3 seconds it look like in a different direction
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks This thing just came into my field of vision like a burst of light and read across the sky from left to right for about 00 good I guess 60° by your standard of a fist held at arms length five or six fists and right at the end of that streak a fragment appeared to shoot off in an upward arc as the other part died out the fragmented part stayed glowing for another 2 to 3 seconds it look like