Fireball report

Reports Report 1528hj (Event 1528-2012)

Observer
Name	Heimbach J
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Hidden Valley Lake, CA
Latitude	38° 49' 2.6'' N (38.817388°)
Longitude	122° 33' 16.96'' W (-122.554712°)
Elevation	-

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-10-17 19:50 PDT
UT Date & Time	2012-10-18 02:50 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	173.70353°
First azimuth	167.85269°
First elevation	30°
Last azimuth	153.20249°
Last elevation	25°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	1
Color	white and changed to yell

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	10°
Remarks	It started out as a very bright, large white ball, then as it broke up it turned yellow at the end.

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	The central white ball broke into three fragments, a large central fragment with two smaller fragments. The smallest fragment separated and arced below the main fragments.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	-

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