| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jennifer F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | We were facing east and walking toward an open field (open sky). Three of us saw a large, bright light falling almost straight down toward the horizon. It was larger than any meteor any of us had ever seen and it was glowing a very bright, light blue. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Turlock, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 31' 28.55'' N (37.524598°) |
| Longitude | 120° 51' 4.28'' W (-120.851189°) |
| Elevation | 32.9487m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-10-17 19:10 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-10-18 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 2° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 89.37° |
| First azimuth | 88.32° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 87.26° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |