Reports Report 6254a (Event 6254-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was the longest, loudest and brightest I have seen! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , CA |
| Latitude | 40° 51' 17.85'' N (40.854958°) |
| Longitude | 122° 20' 20.66'' W (-122.339071°) |
| Elevation | 410.73056m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-18 04:27 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-18 11:27 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 233° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 311.29° |
| First azimuth | 123.81° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 303.54° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large crackling sounds |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | As it started crackling, a bright flash that lit up like daylight for a brief second as i look up i see a glowing orange ball that was leaving a long arm length strerk of orange across sky. The crackling lasted 15-20 seconds but the stream of orange stayed for almost 5 minutes in the sky, slowly fading into a gray streak left behind several minutes after the orange had faded out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash was with the initial crackling sound. It lit up the ground like it was daylight for a brief second. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |