Reports Report 245r (Event 245-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | TROI N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This object was moving very fast at a very steep trajectory. It was intensely clear, and the colors were very obvious. Shiny chrome was definitely part of the ball, as if sunlight were reflecting off of it. The ball was surrounded by intense white light with bright, fluorescent green trailing from the base into the front of the tail which was white at the tip. I was driving my car on the freeway and had enough time to get a good look at it. It was coming in too steep and fast to be a plane. The tail was very long, mostly bright white, and came to a sharp point at the end. The tail trailed behind the ball in a sharp, stretched triangular shape. The only reason I could no longer see it was because I turned onto the Acalanes exit and my line of sight went behind a group of trees. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lafayette, CA |
| Latitude | 37° 53' 30.35'' N (37.891764°) |
| Longitude | 122° 9' 5.07'' W (-122.151407°) |
| Elevation | 135.457321m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-31 12:48 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-31 20:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 114° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 281.75° |
| First azimuth | 281.84° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Green, White, shiny metallic chrome |
| 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 | - |