Reports Report 491e (Event 491-2025)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Timothy H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I spotted this while driving and had to pull over quickly to get the photo. I have a video and 2 additional photos but they are a bit blurry. The cloud left by the object glowed for some time |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Tracy, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 38' 2.71'' N (37.634086°) |
| Longitude | 121° 29' 42.68'' W (-121.495188°) |
| Elevation | 153.371826m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2025-01-24 06:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-01-24 14:10 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 250° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 213.12° |
| First azimuth | 214.96° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 242.21° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | At first it was a bright cloud of dust but soon faded into a faint cloud or its remains |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It started as one larger object but soon broke into what looked like multiple objects with the most notable seeming to drop much quicker (this was the brightest object so it was easy to track) |