Reports Report 72aj (Event 72-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Susan F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My husband thought that it was too bright and too close to be a meteor-- that someone must have set off a firework or rocket, but I've seen two 'fireballs' before and this looked similar. It looked like a basketball on fire almost at the horizon line and then broke apart. We were driving at the time, so I could not hear anything. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Novato, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 5' 29.36'' N (38.09149°) |
| Longitude | 122° 33' 30.74'' W (-122.55854°) |
| Elevation | 2.76177m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-01-10 17:52 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-01-11 01:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 135° |
| First azimuth | 145° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 130° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It fell into about three sizeable 'chunks' |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I could see about three 'fiery' pieces one looked fairly large |