The fireball disappeared behind the hill to my right. At the angle it was traveling, it appeared that it might have made the impact in the area along Interstate 680 corridor south of Interstate 80 before Benicia-Martinez bridge.
Location
Address
Fairfield, CA
Latitude
38° 14' 24.19'' N (38.240054°)
Longitude
122° 5' 32.82'' W (-122.09245°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-08-21 23:20 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-08-22 06:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
315°
First azimuth
315°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
225°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Green, then flame orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
Smoke cloud, it stood in one area for a while. Three minutes after seeing the fireball, I arrived right under the smoke cloud at the merger of Interstate 80 and 680.
