American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2551k (Event 2551-2015)

Observer
Name Brett S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was driving home from work. Head east over the altamont. As I got to the east side all of the sudden I saw this massive light appear out of nowhere headed for the ground. It had a trail coming off of it. It lasted for about a second or two. I almost expected to see a massive explosion after I lost sight of it. It was the most awesome thing I have ever seen! I seen shooting stars before but nothing ever like this! Amazing!
Location
Address , CA
Latitude 37° 44' 0.6'' N (37.733501°)
Longitude 121° 36' 59.66'' W (-121.616571°)
Elevation 134.260712m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-10-10 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time 2015-10-11 04:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 162°
Moving
Facing azimuth 72.86°
First azimuth 73.46°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 72.02°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
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Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
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Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
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Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
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Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
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