Reports Report 1270f (Event 1270-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryan |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | i was walking my dogs, looking down the road, the white ball was so bright it got my attention on my perifial vision, like a welding flash. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lakeside, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 52' 36.91'' N (32.87692°) |
| Longitude | 116° 55' 50.94'' W (-116.930816°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-07 06:15 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-07 13:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 354.69791° |
| First azimuth | 15.78434° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 2.8371° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white ball with blue tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | it was a lighter blue it stayed about the same length, as the bright white ball moved. it was gone quickly after the white ball was gone. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | this is mostly what i saw, as described before. a white ball suddenly got larger and brighter, it disappeared leaving small white fragments dispersing out. the blue trail was linear, it seemed to have two close to each other. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |