Reports Report 5618fy (Event 5618-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Margo G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Did not look like any meteor or "falling star" I have seen in the past. Looked like an explosion, then a tailspin, then a fall. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Redding, CA |
| Latitude | 40° 35' 2.14'' N (40.583928°) |
| Longitude | 122° 21' 50.48'' W (-122.364022°) |
| Elevation | 149.735764m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-19 17:35 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-20 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 195.96° |
| First azimuth | 125.53° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 119.68° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | There was a bright flash then a corkscrew trail that went pretty much straight down then a slightly curved trail that went down at about a 45 degree angle. It looked like a plane had exploded, then was spiraling down, then fell at a slightly curved angle.. Definitely a corkscrew downward motion directly after the bright flash. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |