Reports Report 1528h (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | T |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | First I thought it was a plane. It began to what looked to me to be VERY slow moving or hovering and as a bright, whole, oblong object. But then my brain registered that it was elongating into what looked like a missile. Then, when it got directly in front of me it looked identical to a firework. Since I didnt see any others I thought that someone had just set off late fireworks as a prank or amusement. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ripon, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 44' 25.04'' N (37.740288°) |
| Longitude | 121° 7' 35.02'' W (-121.126395°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265.67938° |
| First azimuth | 214.01937° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 296.41902° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | White/Red/Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Began not as a trail but a full oblong object. Then shot out as a glowing train, desintegrated into green/red and then smoke and then disappeared. Exactly like a firework. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I thought it was a plane when I first glimpsed it. Then my brain registered that it was too low to be a plane. It began as a whole object. Then it elongated into what looked like a firework. It was bright white, then it began fragmenting. As it was fragmenting it turned green and red like a firework. Then the fragments disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |