Reports Report 5143b (Event 5143-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rev Alexandra C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was pretty shocking to be in an urban environment and see a light that grabbed my attention away from the road & all the surrounding urban lights. It was 20–30 times brighter than any airplane would’ve been. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 23' 32.52'' N (37.392366°) |
| Longitude | 122° 4' 6.28'' W (-122.068411°) |
| Elevation | 34.678398m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-11 00:07 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-11 07:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178° |
| First azimuth | 186° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 150° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Pale Blue, Silver, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a bright flash when it seemed to hit the atmosphere. But it was a squar-ish shape, With a dark center, and a lighter ring around the outside of the square, Or box. But I was driving when I saw it so I didn’t see any fragmentation. However, it did light up the thin marine layer that was pretty high in the sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |