Reports Report 1703j (Event 1703-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carrie C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I’m really frustrated , because I asked Siri or Google it or even watch breaking news and I can’t find anything about it and it says that meteor showers aren’t supposed to start until 17 April. I apologize it might be the 21st. If it was a meteor shower. I apologize for wasting your time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Phelan, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 27' 49.31'' N (34.463697°) |
| Longitude | 117° 29' 40.15'' W (-117.494486°) |
| Elevation | 1094.134888m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-04-02 01:48 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-04-02 08:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 103° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 299.8° |
| First azimuth | 311.03° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 38.66° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Blue, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was a rocket,because it looked blue on the tail of it. Started out one object then it looked like it exploded,into many bright orange objects that shot across the night sky.They looked like they were headed north east . |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was the most awesome and strange thing I’ve ever seen. I didn’t stay out there and stare at it. I ran in the house to get people because I didn’t think anybody would believe me. My grandson ran outside with me. When I first saw object, it looked like it was coming from south west over the ocean then it looked like it exploded while heading north came back outside after getting grandson and then they were shooting heading north east. |