American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1970j (Event 1970-2014)

Observer
Name Ben W
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Campbell, CA
Latitude 37° 16' 8.78'' N (37.269105°)
Longitude 121° 57' 23.53'' W (-121.956535°)
Elevation 71.773026m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-08-28 22:40 PDT
UT Date & Time 2014-08-29 05:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 75°
First azimuth -
First elevation 23°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color I saw a variety of colors ( I can not precisely remember, but a few were warm colors and one or two were cool colors, as well as the shape of the tail for a brief 1-2 seconds.)
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks ______________
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 5°
Remarks It had a triangular shape that made the fireball look like an ice cream cone, at first glance I thought it was a meteor heading towards earth or something crashing.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -