I witnessed the Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966 that started with a longer green meteor streak that got my attention by making a descending tone…and a vortex of hundreds of meteors that proceeded after that! It looked like warp drive!!
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 49' 10.29'' N (32.819525°)
Longitude
117° 10' 55.46'' W (-117.182071°)
Elevation
113.198799m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-27 21:25 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-28 04:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
127°
Moving
Facing azimuth
122.31°
First azimuth
111.97°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
123.99°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The streak seemed white at first then turned green as it widened and seemed to brighten towards the end in a flash
