Reports Report 6148h (Event 6148-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | August Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The object was a smallish bright light surrounded by what appeared to be an orange plasma sheath. The bright light was centered inside a very spherical orange orb (plasma sheath). The reason I felt it was not a meteor was because of how centered it was, how it wasn't losing any altitude for multiple minutes, it was moving somewhat slow like a blimp over the whole Los Angeles county coastline. I don't feel like it was a natural phenomenon and I've seen plenty of rocket launches, and it doesn't look like any of them. Wish I had a way to know what it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 58' 41.52'' N (33.9782°) |
| Longitude | 118° 28' 4'' W (-118.467779°) |
| Elevation | 1.758841m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-10-19 23:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-10-20 06:00 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 232.7° |
| First azimuth | 296.43° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 201.46° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |