Reports Report 750b (Event 750-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I live near Vandenburg Airforce Base, and I am used to rockets taking off...however the slow movement and east to west movement was amazing...followed by a slow rolling thunder similar to Rocket liftoff, however, I could feel a slight vibration. The fireball was about the size of a quarter in the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arroyo Grande, CA |
| Latitude | 35° 9' 52.37'' N (35.164546°) |
| Longitude | 120° 35' 2.11'' W (-120.58392°) |
| Elevation | 157.997345m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-23 03:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-23 10:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 207.32° |
| First azimuth | 183.09° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 224.98° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | white then yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard a low rumbling with this item which lasted 10 to 15 secs after...including vibrations |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | at the end it appeard to break apart and change to yellowish color |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | at the vary end it appeared to break apart and then fall |