| Observer |
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| Name | James A |
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| Experience Level | 3/5 |
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| Remarks | The trajectory resembled an inverted fish hook, so to speak. Was unlike anything I’d ever seen |
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| Location |
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| Address | Granite Bay, CA |
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| Latitude | 38° 46' 10.96'' N (38.77°) |
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| Longitude | 121° 8' 42.99'' W (-121.15°) |
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| Elevation | 162.86m |
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| Time and Duration |
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| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-29 23:13 PST |
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| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-30 07:13 UT |
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| Duration | ≈1.5s |
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| Direction |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
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| Descent Angle | 216° |
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| Moving |
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| Facing azimuth | 123.38° |
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| First azimuth | 181.1° |
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| First elevation | 67° |
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| Last azimuth | 111.16° |
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| Last elevation | 5° |
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| Brightness and color |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
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| Color | Light Blue, White |
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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 | 2s |
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| Length | 10° |
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| Remarks | Appeared to have elements of smoke trail and glowing train. The trajectory was not linear |
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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 | I genuinely thought it was going to impact. It finally dissipated right above the horizon |
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