Reports Report 5618ca (Event 5618-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cindy Y |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Others must have seen as I was on Freeway 80 heading west out of Davis, and many other cars slowed down to watch fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Vacaville, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 23' 27.49'' N (38.390969°) |
| Longitude | 121° 55' 49.29'' W (-121.930357°) |
| Elevation | 27.753878m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-19 17:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-20 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 195° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 250° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Initially very straight trail that appeared to be a bright bluish green color, might have been due to angle of sun. Stayed solid for about 1 minute or less. Trail remnants remained for seemingly a long time. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |