Reports Report 1970r (Event 1970-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was with one other person at the time who also witnessed the event. Two or three airplanes were in the relative vicinity who also may have witnessed the event. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Anaheim, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 51' 40.6'' N (33.861278°) |
| Longitude | 117° 44' 34.74'' W (-117.742983°) |
| Elevation | 166.865997m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-28 22:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-29 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.61° |
| First azimuth | 358.48° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 352.93° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Yes, it was what caught my attention. I was turned to the side when a bright flash, brighter than anything i have ever seen entirely light up the night sky. It literally reminded me of the flash a nuclear bomb displays immediately upon explosion. About half a second after the flash my friend and I turned to look where it had came from and were nothing short of dumbfounded/amazed at what we saw. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After turning toward the direction of the flash I saw what looked like a gigantic smoldering rock , black in nature only outlined and highlighted by the bright orange seemingly fragmenting it like a puzzle, it was in one piece at the time with a tail of bright orange following it. Within 1-2 seconds it immediately completely fragmented and emitted a bright green and blue, similar only to the green and blue ive seen in an aurora borealis, which then disappeared only leaving a trail of white sparks which then disappeared. The entire experience lasted 3-6 seconds. |