Reports Report 1642b (Event 1642-2012)

Observer
Name Melanie
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Aptos, CA
Latitude 36° 58' 17.51'' N (36.97153°)
Longitude 121° 54' 14.14'' W (-121.903927°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-26 21:18 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-27 04:18 UT
Duration ≈10s
Direction
Moving direction From down to up
Descent Angle -
Moving
Facing azimuth 121.08615°
First azimuth 131.74671°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 132.39414°
Last elevation 90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color white to orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks Saw two fireballs in the sky. Started out like regular stars, and then got larger and flaming orange. Seemed to move vertically have a pulsating orange color. Disappeared after 3 minutes.
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -