Reports Report 3618l (Event 3618-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | CHARLOTTE H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The driver of the vehicle and I, the front seat passenger, saw this at the same moment. A flaming ball that disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared. And that was before anyone else in the car could follow our direction or before I could access my cell phone to record it. Nothing like a meteor streaking across the sky with a tail, but rather the appearance of an object on fire falling down and across the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Petaluma, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 12' 5.47'' N (38.201519°) |
| Longitude | 122° 35' 53.18'' W (-122.598105°) |
| Elevation | 37.425m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-08 19:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-09 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.55° |
| First azimuth | 4.63° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 3.81° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, Red appearing like flames |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |