Reports Report 1169n (Event 1169-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patricia P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | What an amazing phenomenon! It was much larger than I would have expected. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Olancha, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 1' 20.81'' N (36.022447°) |
| Longitude | 117° 56' 47.3'' W (-117.946472°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-14 22:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-15 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.49277° |
| First azimuth | 56.78788° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 56.47422° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | red and yellow, then gree |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball was red and yellow at first and looked like a burning airplane until it seemed to explode, leaving a yellow trail momentarily until it burst into a second fireball, this time green and yellow. That lasted for a few moments and then the whole thing was gone. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |