Reports Report 3010a (Event 3010-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | H K |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Looked like a plane engine catching fire, moving slowly with flashes of bright yellow light and a red, long trail of sparks. I think it lit up about 4-5 times. Another light further behind it lit up as well. Had a good view of the whole occurence since I was looking in the direction when it happened. Lasted around 10 seconds. Looked really strange to say the least. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Del Mar, CA |
| Latitude | 32° 57' 12.51'' N (32.953474°) |
| Longitude | 117° 15' 58.7'' W (-117.266306°) |
| Elevation | 23.272m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-15 21:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-16 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 83° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 210° |
| First azimuth | 202.98° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 254.75° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Started with a bright flash, followed by a couple other flashes and a whitish yellow light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like small pieces of breaking of accompanied by a long spark trail. |