Reports Report 5129g (Event 5129-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anahita G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was big, low and very close, yet I know they are extremely far away. The size of what I saw had a diameter of about 9 inches. There were flames coming off the right side. Then it just disappeared. It was incredible. I still can't believe I saw it. The shooting stars I saw the rest of the night were tiny, way up in the sky and far away -n the typical ones. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 21' 40.46'' N (37.36124°) |
| Longitude | 122° 2' 47.76'' W (-122.0466°) |
| Elevation | 49.927m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-14 00:02 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-14 08:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 291° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.04° |
| First azimuth | 16.92° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 341.79° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | It was bright white, the right side of it was on fire. I saw a streak of blue along the right side then yellow flames, There was no long tail. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | There were flames on the right side of the white ball. There diameter of the ball was about 9 inches and the flames extended by about the same amount. It was not a long, thin tail, just jagged flames. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |