Reports Report 4169b (Event 4169-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tyler H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | At first, I thought it was an illegal firework, but then I realized that it wasn't quite the same as a firework. There was no noise, and the trajectory/angle wasn't like someone had shot off a sky rocket. It was really amazing to see - it looked super close as well - it disappeared almost instantly, but you could see the red, orange, yellow, and white coloring. It almost looked as if it 'popped' up out of nowhere and then popped back into nothing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 26' 26.79'' N (34.440775°) |
| Longitude | 119° 48' 25.55'' W (-119.807098°) |
| Elevation | 22.046747m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-08-31 22:16 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-09-01 05:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 197° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 28.72° |
| First azimuth | 29.21° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 19.31° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | It looked like a small trail of white - like a firework smoke trail, but it disappeared almost instantly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |