Reports Report 5361eg (Event 5361-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | ROBERT V |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HARBOR BLVD WHEN WE WITNESSED THIS. THERE WERE THREE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND ALL WITNESSED IT. I'VE SEEN THESE BEFORE, BUT NOT AS FRAGMENTED, NOT AS LONG AND DEFINATELY NOT AS LOW. BASED ON CURRENT POLITICS, IT GAVE US A MOMENTARY SCARE. WE ARRIVED AT THE HARBOR FOR A CHRISTMAS LIGHT BOAT TOUR AND NO ONE ELSE WE SPOKE TO SAW THIS AND I CANNOT FIND ANY SUPPORTING REPORTS. ALSO, MY SON AND I DID SEE A "TRAIL" ILLUMINATED BY THE LAST SUNLIGHT ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER BUT WE COULD NOT AGREE IF IT WAS ORGANIC OR MAN MADE, IT JUST LOOKED DIFFERENT FROM THE BASIC CONTRAILS WE SEE IN THAT AREA. THERE ARE TWO MILITARY BASES IN THAT AREA, NAVAL BASE PT HUENEME AND FURTHER SOUTH PT MUGU NAVAL AIR STATION. IT WAS PROBABLY OFFSHORE AND VERY VISIBLE FROM THE COAST OF VENTURA COUNTY / MALIBU. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ventura, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 15' 7.97'' N (34.252215°) |
| Longitude | 119° 15' 31.89'' W (-119.258857°) |
| Elevation | 6.561m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-24 17:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-25 01:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 118° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 141.45° |
| First azimuth | 130.35° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 155.73° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | kind of gradual as it fragmented then faded quickly |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | larger single object then fragmented into several... imagine a missile launching multiple warheads. |