Note: the report is based on recollection from 11 months ago and the social media post I made about it at the time
Location
Address
Palo Alto, CA
Latitude
37° 26' 26.7'' N (37.44075°)
Longitude
122° 6' 50.36'' W (-122.11399°)
Elevation
3.33m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-11 18:29 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-11-12 02:29 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
309.14°
First azimuth
334.55°
First elevation
40°
Last azimuth
282.14°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
Glowing train of sparkles (Note: this is based on recollection from 11 months ago and the social media post I made about it at the time)
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Left a trail of small sparkles across the whole path, and split into 2 comparable chunks (I think?) before fading (Note: this is based on recollection from 11 months ago and the social media post I made about it at the time)
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Left a trail of small sparkles across the whole path, and split into 2 comparable chunks (I think?) before fading (Note: this is based on recollection from 11 months ago and the social media post I made about it at the time)
