Reports Report 5712a (Event 5712-2024)

Observer
Name Logan A
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Was really incredible, lasted around 4 seconds, super long with a trail, and seemed to blink out of visibility in the middle of its trajectory so it looked like 2 shorter bursts.
Location
Address Sunnyvale, CA
Latitude 37° 20' 29.9'' N (37.341638°)
Longitude 122° 1' 44.92'' W (-122.029145°)
Elevation 57.007183m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-10-05 04:15 PDT
UT Date & Time 2024-10-05 11:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 253°
Moving
Facing azimuth 260°
First azimuth 270°
First elevation 57°
Last azimuth 200°
Last elevation 29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -7
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 25°
Remarks Glowing train that faded slowly
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked like there were “sparks” coming off of it