Reports Report 2539x (Event 2539-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vanessa G |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was looking at the ocean, the sky was dark and then a bright flash caught my eye and I quickly turned my head right, it was right over the mountain from my view- and saw a bright white/yellow flash like a comet that quickly exploded and it looked like it had a tail with red sparks - the whole thing lasted about a second after I looked, and travelled about 2 inches in the sky (from my perspective). At first i thought it was a plane exploding but just did some quick online research and think it might be a fireball. Im curious if anyone else reports it. I was alone at the time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Big Sur, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 11' 51.46'' N (36.197627°) |
| Longitude | 121° 42' 9.73'' W (-121.702703°) |
| Elevation | 537.013306m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-10-09 22:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-10 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 300° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it caught my eye it was bright white/yellow like a car headlight, then it quickly flared out with a tail that seemed like it had red sparks |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |