Reports Report 4018c (Event 4018-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeremiah U |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many "normal" meteors fall, even a fair amount of space junk - including an impressive piece of man made junk that must have been in a poor orbit because I was facing due east and it streaked in a horizontal line at about 20deg inclination from south to north - so believe me when I say, this was a rock, this exploded out over the pacific, and something definitely landed in the ocean. I am certain that I heard a sonic boom, just one and it was low volume but oddly I recently underwent a hearing test which I'm willing to submit the results of in order to show that I have very, very good hearing. Finally, I am a very observant person. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Diego, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 45' 14.52'' N (32.754033°) |
| Longitude | 117° 13' 42.18'' W (-117.228383°) |
| Elevation | 3.188491m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-08-03 20:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-08-04 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 148° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 286.12° |
| First azimuth | 278.61° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 282.69° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | sudden dull boom. not very loud but not a normal "bang" type noise that I hear in the area. It was not very many dB but it had depth and volume to it. It filled the air. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it was a small flash, almost just kind of seemed like there were "instantly" for or five objects of the same size. like someone suddenly turned on 4 or 5 more of the same light bulb. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 4 to 5 large or "same size as original" seemingly from a single point. they began trailing with distance between growing as they fall. there were countless light bright spots falling at all intervals from the main bodies. |