Reports Report 2627h (Event 2627-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rudy E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was on my patio with my eyes closed, enjoying the cool am, the initial flash caused me to open my eyes and saw it flair, it lit up the entire sky, almost like daylight for 2 to 3 seconds, watched it for about 5 to 6 seconds then I saw the contrail. My eyes had to readjust as if a flashlight was shinned in my eyes. It was quite exciting. Wanted to say "did you just see that?" But rest of my family was still asleep. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Marcos, CA |
| Latitude | 33° 8' 47.75'' N (33.146597°) |
| Longitude | 117° 7' 42.52'' W (-117.128477°) |
| Elevation | 203.048m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-07-30 04:59 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-07-30 11:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 112° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 216.64° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Blue, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I herd an impact boom about 5 minutes after sighting |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | It looked like a con trail you might see from a jet, it was white |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |