11 March 2012

California Meteor Fireball 10MAR2012

California Meteor Fireball ~7:15 pm PST 10MAR2012

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10MAR2012 Brenda Thomason Templeton 19:15:00 approximately 10 seconds before it disappeared beyond Paso Robles hills. Facing North, appeared almost directly overhead, dropped in a steep arc from Southeast to Northwest No sound heard; brilliant green Like the moon. No Surprisingly large.  Have only seen one other that was this large.  It was the same color--bright green.

10MAR2012 Lynn Van Erden Pollock Pines, CA, USA 19:15 PST 2 sec looking SE, vertical down, through tree cover Brilliant White, then green maybe moon brightness not sure bright enough to make us turn around quickly and see it

10MAR2012 Steve Carey South San Francisco, California, USA approx 7:00pm pacific time 3 to 4 seconds east to west very BRIGHT white no sound Brighter than the moon, not as bright as the sun no This object appeared to be approx 100,000 feet in altitude.  It was very bright and traveling over 1k knots. it traversed the entire sky in a few seconds.  It was larger than any shooting star I have ever seen.  We live by SFO.  It is easy to guage altitude relative to planes aloft.  At the stated altitude, it appeared to be about the size of a tennis ball and glowing white.  Both my wife and I saw this object.

10MAR2012 PJ Roseville,California,USA 7pm  PST 5 sec E-W.Facing South Bright white light,ball shaped with light orange streak behind sun No no

10MAR2012 karen santa margarita, CA. usa 1900 5 seconds southeast to north green, no sound bright green same as moon no round bright green ball, traveled slight arch, then light went quickly out.

10MAR2012 Shankari Patel Santa Cruz, CA USA 1845 4 seconds E-W  facing north Light Green Venus no biggest one I have seen

10MAR2012 Tom Carvey LOCKWOOD, CA USA 1830 PST 5 SECONDS FROM EAST TO WEST BRIGHT BLUE CONE, ORANGE TAIL VERY BRIGHT: VENUS NO NEAR HORIZON

10MAR2012 Keith Robertson grass valley,California approx 1900 to 2000 pacific time zone at least 10 seconds south/ south...we r facing south bright whites/ yellow tail moon plus no long lasting yellow...big enough to be comet

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