Reports Report 2895s (Event 2895-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Narbeh M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have taken several astronomy courses, I'm 100% certain this was an object that fragmented into two pieces, one larger one continuing on it's path and a second smaller one disappearing. I can't tell from my position where it landed, but if I am confident in my assumption that it would be somewhere in the hills to the north of where I live. I was smoking a cigarette on my front porch like I do dozens of times a day, it wasn't a normal helicopter or air plane that the naked eye could see. And it was way too bright and too close to be a satellite in orbit. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Glendale, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 8' 55.51'' N (34.148754°) |
| Longitude | 118° 16' 4.29'' W (-118.267858°) |
| Elevation | 150.977m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-11 22:22 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-12 05:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 259° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.77° |
| First azimuth | 41.66° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 340.99° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A second smaller piece broke off and stopped emitting light one second after fragmentation |