Reports Report 1529dx (Event 1529-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryn R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Very large, very bright, fast moving vivid green ball followed by a shockingly orange/yellow fire tail. I've never seen anything that large, that fast, or that close explode out of the sky. We almost crashed while driving, we were in such disbelief. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bakersfield, CA |
| Latitude | 35° 20' 22.96'' N (35.33971°) |
| Longitude | 119° 4' 28.49'' W (-119.07458°) |
| Elevation | 115.218m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-26 21:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-27 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 149° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 147.13° |
| First azimuth | 143.32° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 142.51° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Driving in a loud truck with music on. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Like an orange fire tail, quite long. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It disappeared behind trees on the horizon. Seemed as if it may have hit the earth. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Disappeared behind trees. |