Reports Report 1528c (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Frank C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was in a dark part of our yard above and north of downtown Fairfax. A bright light came on that I first thought must be someones yard light. I saw my shadow under me going towards the north northeast. I looked up and saw a bright fireball high in the sky with tail that I first took for a large firework. It past directly overhead and high in the north northeast sky it broke apart into several pieces which traveled together and then began to diverge just as if faded. I walked down the the street (about 50 steps down) and walked around to in front of the next house on the street when I heard, and slightly felt, a boom that sounded like it came from the south east, up the Ross Valley. The sound was stretched out and there were several pulses, like distant thunder, but louder. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fairfax, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 59' 13.72'' N (37.987145°) |
| Longitude | 122° 35' 19.93'' W (-122.588869°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 20.03819° |
| First azimuth | 9.76235° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 198.71223° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | loud long boom from south east up the Ross Valley a good while after the sighting (maybe as much as 30 seconds) |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 9s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing train much like some fireworks |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | after it passed overhead it broke into a number of pieces which continued in the same direction at first and then some diverged near end |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |