Reports Report 1197h (Event 1197-2026)
| Observer | |
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| Name | James G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It seemed to stay motionless for a few seconds, enough time for me to grab my phone and attempt a photo. It looked like a stretched out line at this point, almost like a tic tac that had been stretched, then it continued to move like a shooting star would before disappearing. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Pico Rivera, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 58' 23.56'' N (33.97321°) |
| Longitude | 118° 5' 38.57'' W (-118.094046°) |
| Elevation | 46.434669m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-21 01:09 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-21 09:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 297.17° |
| First azimuth | 297.4° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 281.57° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -4 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Before it started to fade it got really bright at the front |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |