Reports Report 3217k (Event 3217-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Roy S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | most of the debris was on the bottom and some on top, like 80/20. It was so bright it lit up our bedroom for 2-3 seconds. Felt very fortunate to see such a spectacular sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orland, CA |
| Latitude | 39° 44' 14.29'' N (39.737304°) |
| Longitude | 122° 13' 19.1'' W (-122.221973°) |
| Elevation | 82.379m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-02 04:49 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-02 11:49 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 358.44° |
| First azimuth | 354.63° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 3.49° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Light Blue, Dark Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright white when it came through atmosphere, which was bright as the sun, medium green at bottom, medium blue above the green, and yellowish white in the tail. super bright white ball, brightest object I have ever seen as far as shooting stars so to speak. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | came through atmosphere,it began to break up |