Reports Report 1353d (Event 1353-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marlie T |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving through the parking lot at my work when I saw it. The sky was already fairly light at 6:20 am with no stars visible so I was especially suprised. I happened to be looking at the sky just as it fell and lasted no more than 2 seconds. It fell quickly, almost directly straight down. It was very bright, white light and behaved very similar to shooting stars I've seen in the night sky, except it fell so close to the horizon it ended after disappearing behind the trees. I'd imagine it had to be quite large to be so visible at that time. Never seen anything quite like that. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 22' 57.27'' N (37.382574°) |
| Longitude | 122° 0' 40.06'' W (-122.011128°) |
| Elevation | 15.075835m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-01 06:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-01 14:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.84° |
| First azimuth | 0.43° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 359.52° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was more of a streak when it first appeared and as it got closer to the tree line it lit up, then dimmed and disappeared behind the tree line. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |