Reports Report 3044e (Event 3044-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pamela G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I did call my friend whom is an astronomer, he thought I saw a bolide. When he explained what one was, it was exactly what I saw. I live in a house with a 180 degree view. I went out on the deck to look at Venus when this fast moving object, on my left appeared. I thought it was a small jet plane with a landing light. It was quiet and it went right in front of me. Got very white, one fragment went off to the right and then the whole thing just instantly disappeared. . It was very interesting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Auburn, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 51' 54.16'' N (38.865044°) |
| Longitude | 121° 5' 42.11'' W (-121.095031°) |
| Elevation | 358.426788m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-11-25 18:34 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-11-26 02:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 74.19° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 210° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | I thought it was a bright light from a plane or helicopter. No trail. Just a large white ball that moved very fast,and was silent. It was very clear, and suddenly got whiter and a piece came off, then it disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It got very white bright then one piece fragmented off and it just disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |