Reports Report 1528ab (Event 1528-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elsa |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We thought maybe it was a firework about 1 block away, however with regards to the direction it was going it didn\'t make sense. We heard what sounded like a fire work pop after we saw the light visually. It was dark on our street so the light seemed brighter and it was a blue ball of light with a long tail of fire (orange-yellow). Since we smoke came through the street, we drove around making sure a house was not on fire because of \"fireworks\", however we could not pinpoint the location of the smoke. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Jose, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 21' 59.8'' N (37.36661°) |
| Longitude | 121° 48' 19.51'' W (-121.80542°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:40 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 302.98475° |
| First azimuth | 295.1013° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 306.69248° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Bright Blue with yellow-o |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | So from the time I saw the fire ball it was about 7 seconds after that I hear a sound like a firework going off. We thought kids were letting off fireworks in the area, but it didn\'t make sense that with the direction it was falling. We also found smoke in the neighborhood the length of one block, however we could not locate the origin of the smoke. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | the train was glowing like a burning fire of orange and yellow. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |