Reports Report 288l (Event 288-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melinda S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was not a shooting star. I don't know what I was seeing. Took a photo of the bright smoke that lingered afterwards. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Benicia, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 2' 42.32'' N (38.04509°) |
| Longitude | 122° 7' 36.21'' W (-122.126724°) |
| Elevation | 3.577446m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-31 06:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-31 14:30 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 110° |
| First azimuth | 100° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 160° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Red, orange, blue, white very bright light. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The moving bright light traveled for about 8 seconds, after the motion ended the area stayed lit brightly for about 60 seconds, the bright light started to dim, and a smokey area started to increase and expand larger than the original lit area. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |