Reports Report 2142g (Event 2142-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gilbert L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It being slow and the fact I was driving toward it, and it seemed rather close because the trail was higher the further I drove, so that's one reason I'm wondering about a rocket. I've seen those before too. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rancho Cordova, CA |
| Latitude | 38° 35' 28.71'' N (38.591309°) |
| Longitude | 121° 17' 11.64'' W (-121.286567°) |
| Elevation | 31.890921m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-12 06:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-12 13:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 49.96° |
| First azimuth | 43.08° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 53.92° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | sparkling, thick, at first looked like a comet tail--gases above and dust below--actually wondered if it might have been a rocket from Vandenberg AFB because it was slow, changed trajectory mid-flight too. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |