Reports Report 1529fn (Event 1529-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Janet P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | This was an amazing experience. I didn't know what it was, and actually called the fire dept to report it in case it landed nearby and started a fire! Describing a fireball, meteor, comet with a tail to 911 was funny in hindsight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Irvine, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 38' 28.92'' N (33.641368°) |
| Longitude | 117° 45' 40.99'' W (-117.761387°) |
| Elevation | 84.092m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-04-26 21:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-04-27 04:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 107° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183.86° |
| First azimuth | 145.23° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 217.11° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | glowing changing to light colored smoke |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |