Bright flash lit up surrounding land area with meteor moving North to Northeast. This is the 2nd object seen in the past couple days. 1st one actually fragmented about 10 degrees above horizon.
Location
Address
SAN JOSE, CA
Latitude
37° 18' 33.62'' N (37.309338°)
Longitude
121° 57' 13.6'' W (-121.953778°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
13.84058°
First azimuth
21.41284°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
38.01866°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
WHITE
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright flash with object moving north to northeast
