Reports Report 4142l (Event 4142-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jessie S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | extremely bright, much brighter than I expected, but lasted about 3 seconds. I was driving through a valley with hills/mountains to the north. Depending on how close it was it could have be near the Calistoga hills. Caused multiple cars on the highway to slow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Napa, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 27' 10.31'' N (38.452863°) |
| Longitude | 122° 25' 2.45'' W (-122.417347°) |
| Elevation | 49.871m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-26 21:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-27 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 324.35° |
| First azimuth | 348.39° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 314.72° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright flash the moment before the light was gone |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |