Reports Report 314h (Event 314-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lori W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This caught my eye as I was standing talking to a friend. The brightness and speed was significant - enough to know it wasn't an airplane or jet. It was moving in a very straight line traveling upwards. Just as it was almost overhead, it burst apart into fragments - at least 2-3 were large visible red in appearance, quickly fading out. Several smaller fragments that all radiated outwards - they didn't appear to follow the main trajectory. They went dark very quickly - in a fraction of a second. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Modesto, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 42' 37.95'' N (37.710543°) |
| Longitude | 121° 2' 2.1'' W (-121.033918°) |
| Elevation | 28.021654m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-01-28 20:55 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-01-29 04:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 179.96° |
| First azimuth | 180.5° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 179.89° |
| Last elevation | 83° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Yellow to White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw it break apart into several fragments, there was a reddish glow around the fragments. It was quite spectacular. It was almost, but not quite overhead when it broke up - there was a brief flash at the moment it broke up, followed by seeing fragments - maybe 4-5 visible pieces, 2-3 of them looking fairly large. It went dark quickly after. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |