After the initial sighting I got in the car and drove around the corner to get another possible view, but the object had already disappeared over the building and over the mountains to the South-West. I really appeared close to me so I scanned the dark mountains for signs of fires or wreckage. I was unable to identify anything out of the ordinary.
Location
Address
San Marcos, CA
Latitude
33° 8' 42.61'' N (33.145169°)
Longitude
117° 11' 6.32'' W (-117.18509°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-06 20:58 PDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-07 03:58 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
172.28719°
First azimuth
205.5455°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
170.089°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
white with light blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
15°
Remarks
I noticed the brightness first and then the length of the crisp, bright-white train secondly. The meteor traveled quickly down and to the left and disappeared behind a building.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
After the initial sighting a watched it appear to descend. While a admired the brightness I noticed a slight fragmentation off of the lower left portion of the object( 8 o-clock).
