Reports Report 1976ao (Event 1976-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | E R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was hiking in a heavily wooded area within a small valley in the High Sierras. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Yosemite Valley, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 43' 47.36'' N (37.729823°) |
| Longitude | 119° 29' 33.6'' W (-119.492667°) |
| Elevation | 1865.391m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-11-24 21:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-11-25 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 68.53° |
| First azimuth | 61.44° |
| First elevation | 86° |
| Last azimuth | 258.89° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Was hiking on a trail in Little Yosemite Valley, CA in wooded area when the darkness was lit up by fireball overhead. After trail went dark again, heard sound about 30 seconds later. Sound echoed in the small valley I was in. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |