Reports Report 257ao (Event 257-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Best one i've seen in a while, I got in 3 or 4 Wow's in before my wife said What! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Goleta, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 26' 2.36'' N (34.43399°) |
| Longitude | 119° 53' 54.56'' W (-119.89849°) |
| Elevation | 37.985m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-19 18:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-20 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 52° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.25° |
| First azimuth | 5.67° |
| First elevation | 79° |
| Last azimuth | 342.24° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | live near a freeway |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | I went in side to tell others, not sure. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to flicker, growing in brightness and colors with a tail behind it. Fell behind another homes roof, no explosion seen. No sound heard, I live near freeway. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Fell behind another homes roof , low in the sky, no fragments or explosion seen. |