American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3646b (Event 3646-2018)

Observer
Name Melanie W
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was falling fast
Location
Address , CA
Latitude 36° 58' 3.13'' N (36.967536°)
Longitude 120° 36' 30.93'' W (-120.608593°)
Elevation 34.675m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-09-15 06:10 PDT
UT Date & Time 2018-09-15 13:10 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 176°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180°
First azimuth 180°
First elevation 47°
Last azimuth 186.78°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -27
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length 80°
Remarks It made a trail of what looked like smoke then looked like a complete bubble around it then it faded the smoke the turned into color blue yellow and orange which was visable for about five minutes
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks A huge fire my ball in the sky that looked as if a plane was on fire in the sky
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -