Reports Report 1624a (Event 1624-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tracy N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Was driving and lost view behind a wall on the highway. Saw it for about 2-3 seconds before losing view. Largest fireball I've seen. Yellowish/orange in the center, reddish/orange on the boarder, with reddish orange fragmentation coming from main body. Listened for boom of some sort, but heard nothing (windows where rolled up on car). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Jose, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 15' 8.19'' N (37.252276°) |
| Longitude | 121° 56' 20.08'' W (-121.938912°) |
| Elevation | 76.693m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-09 03:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-09 10:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 104.05° |
| First azimuth | 73.87° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 139.77° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange |
| 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 | Little orange/red specks coming off the main body |