I was traveling c. 65 mph; the roof of my car obscured vision above 60 degrees; not certain of heading. Had the impression it extinguished in the direction of the Farallon Islands. Squiggly orange trail at the end gave impression of airfoil action.
Location
Address
San Rafael, CA
Latitude
37° 59' 18.05'' N (37.988346°)
Longitude
122° 31' 35'' W (-122.52639°)
Elevation
48.188366m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-08 23:08 PDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-09 06:08 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
198.19°
First azimuth
190°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
210°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
A glowing train. When green fire burned out, a short, erratic (looping) iridescent orange trail appeared for c.a second.
