Reports Report 288m (Event 288-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Timothy R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I consider myself scientifically minded, but never having seen something like this, for a moment, I thought I was experiencing something apocalyptic or hallucinatory. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Williams, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 9' 34.4'' N (39.159555°) |
| Longitude | 122° 8' 4.57'' W (-122.134602°) |
| Elevation | 22.211777m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-31 06:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-31 14:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 179.46° |
| First azimuth | 130.62° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 232.82° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 70° |
| Remarks | It had a bright orange and blue smoke train that kept glowing as it started dissipating. It expanded somewhat at the end and a smaller ember-like-object kept going in a westerly direction for another 10 to 15 degrees before that object disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |