Reports Report 2856u (Event 2856-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Yes, I saw the fireball through a skylight in my room while laying in bed. The room was illuminated like daytime, more than the light of a full moon. Based on the trail that I saw, I presume that the fireball had entered the top of the atmosphere. I could only see through a 30 deg gap between the redwood trees and the trail persisted well after the fireball had exited my field of view. Since I know my orientation, I can say that the fireball was headed west at very high velocity. I am an engineer. Thank you for your website |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder Creek, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 11' 49.53'' N (37.197093°) |
| Longitude | 122° 8' 45.07'' W (-122.145852°) |
| Elevation | 220.949997m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-31 05:25 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-31 12:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 75° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | A persistent smoke trail, illuminated by the fireball, persisted for 3-5 seconds and appeared like a contrail behind a jet with the smoke dissipating at ~5 sec |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |