Reports Report 3715w (Event 3715-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rich L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This was over pacific ocean nearby point magu naval air base. this base is active militarty test range from land to offshore. Apperance was down trending green fireball.- not rocket test. could have distress flare but i think not as we are above five miles from ocean and i think it was too high and too brght for flare fivemiles away. also distress flares are red I thnk |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 10' 29.42'' N (34.17484°) |
| Longitude | 118° 56' 27.56'' W (-118.94099°) |
| Elevation | 227.495m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-01 20:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-02 03:45 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 160° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 222.16° |
| First azimuth | 212.52° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 228.75° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Green |
| 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 | narrow green downward streak that broadened towards horizon , when last seen width was about 3 to 5 x wider than initial width. seen as very narrow isosles triangle, acute angle (less that 10 degrees) triangle pointing up. green color like copper in flame. in direction towards point magu naval base. |