| Observer |
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| Name | Ian M |
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| Experience Level | 2/5 |
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| Remarks | Thought it was important enough to report because I wasn’t sure what i had seen. |
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| Location |
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| Address | National City, CA |
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| Latitude | 32° 39' 37.84'' N (32.66°) |
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| Longitude | 117° 4' 13.62'' W (-117.07°) |
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| Elevation | 18.09m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-28 00:36 PST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-28 08:36 UT |
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| Duration | ≈7.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From left to right |
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| Descent Angle | 90° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 158.05° |
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| First azimuth | 216.99° |
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| First elevation | 20° |
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| Last azimuth | 81.08° |
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| Last elevation | 20° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
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| Color | Orange, Yellow |
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| Concurrent Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Delayed Sound |
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| Observation | No |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Persistent train |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Duration | 7s |
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| Length | 8° |
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| Remarks | Glowing, as it moved east you could see pieces falling off the back of the main object |
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| Terminal flash |
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| Observation | Unknown |
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| Remarks | - |
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| Fragmentation |
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| Observation | Yes |
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| Remarks | pieces falling off the main body in the back, like they were melting off |
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