Reports Report 5618av (Event 5618-2018)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Mary-Michael W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was dramatic and significant and very clear. I thought i would hear reports about a meteor landing somewhere in SF or the ocean. Or, read about other reports of people who saw it. I've never seen anything so clear, and large- fast falling w/ a real comet-like trail behind it. Those around us sitting outside, all were impressed. Though it was past sunset, the sky was still light enough. I was sitting outside in Russian Hill area of SF, facing West. It was falling toward the South direction. I uploaded a photo that was taken about 2-3 minutes after it had fallen. Sorry i didn't take one earlier. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | San Francisco, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 47' 43.84'' N (37.795511°) |
| Longitude | 122° 25' 6.63'' W (-122.418509°) |
| Elevation | 67.531998m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-19 17:35 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-20 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 206° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 241.05° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | This was a HUGE train of light. The straight trail lasting a minute. And it was white, and wide. I finally took a photo, two minutes later, and three minutes later. By that time, the trail had curved and no longer straight. But i was surprised that it lasted as long as it did, at least 5 minutes. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |