I was interviewed by the San Jose Mercury News about the 1/17/2013 sighting. FYI, it apparently ended up being classified as a comet.
-San Jose Mercury News coverage:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_22396898/did-you-see-it-exploding-meteor-lights-bay
Location
Address
San Jose, CA
Latitude
37° 20' 21.79'' N (37.339386°)
Longitude
121° 53' 41.84'' W (-121.894956°)
Elevation
24.906443m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-17 05:20 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-17 13:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
115.67°
First azimuth
122.75°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
100.3°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
glowing then quick fade out
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It appeared to quickly break apart...then quickly vanished.
