Reports Report 2016cf (Event 2016-2026)

Observer
Name SHANNON D
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks It was very cool
Location
Address San Francisco, CA
Latitude 37° 37' 4.86'' N (37.618017°)
Longitude 122° 22' 57.5'' W (-122.382639°)
Elevation 2.984495m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-22 20:18 PDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-23 03:18 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 106°
Moving
Facing azimuth 204.89°
First azimuth 238.17°
First elevation 59°
Last azimuth 251.52°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 20°
Remarks Glow train that was mostly orange
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The main ball was blueish and looked like it was breaking up
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It almost looked like soaks flying off of the ball