There were maybe a dozen of us playing volleyball on Main Beach when one of the guys told us to look up, so there are potentially another 11 people who can report on this.
Location
Address
Santa Cruz, CA
Latitude
36° 57' 48.62'' N (36.963506°)
Longitude
122° 1' 16.72'' W (-122.021311°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
329.28132°
First azimuth
335.36377°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
341.43953°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
bright yellow with flashe
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
12.5s
Length
15°
Remarks
Glowing train...for all the world the totality of the sighting reminded me of the videos of shuttle Columbia disintegrating upon re-entry.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
There seemed to be breaking up at the front, but the entire thing disappeared behind La Bahia (apartment complex on Beach Street), so we didn\'t see any endpoint or terminal flash.
