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Sonics Reports for 17OCT2012 California Meteor Event at 07'42 pm PDT.

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Camera capture of Belmont, California Fireball Meteor 17OCT2012

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Sorry NOT part of any current meteor shower and certainly larger than a marble; this station did get the story right!

Media Citing The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

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'Fireball' spotted in East Bay sky from meteor shower

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Initial Sighting reports:



17OCT2012 Textor San Francisco 19:42:00 15 South to North Green to red to fire, breakup, then a boom about 25 seconds later brighter than the moon yes Almost straight north towards Marin



17OCT2012 Kim Carmel, CA 19:45:50 3 sec s-n white moon no no sound.. large in size



17OCT2012 Dina San Jose, CA USA 19:50:00 5-10 secs is what I saw Nw long flaming tail,blue and red, with a bright white ball like shape in front. very bright, tail was colored and looked like it was on fire, the front of the occurance was bright like the moon yes couldnt grab my camera in time



17OCT2012 peter hopper san jose, CA, usa 20:45:00 6 - 8 seconds From North to West Bright White whiter than the sun. As bright as the sun. But smaller. broke into two after 5 secs. Looked like it hit in Milpitas.. or silicon valley, east bay foothills.



17OCT2012 Chris Merced, Ca 19:50:00 10 sec Left to right, South to North White and then Green, no sound. I don't know what it was. white with a white tail fallign fast. Then end part was green, first par twas white. it appeared to split into 3 pcs. Same as if not brighter than moon. Thought it was a firework. But it was something distant. Yes, as it fell down and across the sky it fell into 3 pieces and vanishes out of view. Very shocked, I want to know if anyone else saw it as well. Thank you.



17OCT2012 Marisa Santa Rosa, CA, USA 19:45:00 30 sec Facing south going from sw to ne Bright white to red Bright as headlights Sparking off red towards the end Amazing!



17OCT2012 Charles San Jose, Ca., USA 19:55:00 5 sec until disappeared from line of sight s-n, left to right white&yellow/rushing sound followed by a bang about a min after sun yes no



17OCT20912 James Turk Scotts Valley, CA, USA 1946 PDT Approximately 4 seconds. Started near center of sky, and stopped at about 1/4 of sky away from northern horizon. Traveled south to north, or left to right from my vantage point. I was facing west. Fireball started out yellow, then flashed to a brilliant white before breaking into numerous smaller parts, each with their own yellowish fireball and trail. The main trail was greenish in color and extended behind the head for about 1/4 of the sky. I did not hear anything. Brighter than Venus, but not as bright as the sun. Yes. As the object traveled north, it broke into multiple smaller fragments. This was the biggest meteor I have ever seen, and I'm 63 years old.



10/17/2012 Marissa Jones Los Osos, Ca, USA 19:53:00 7 seconds S-N(left to right) Facing west White bright ball in front, neon green tail trailing behind Bright as the moon Tail fragmented at very end Beautiful and mysterious



17OCT2012 kelly and amy Santa Cruz CA 19:50:00 5 seconds West to East bright orange/red/white with green in the tail very bright, like fire works yes Looked up and saw what I thougt was a huge fire work in the sky, but it was traveling fast. Very bright, very big.



17OCT2012 Emily Waterford California 19:45:00 30 seconds West to north left to right Green yellow white blue Venus Yes No

17OCT2012 julia california 7:43pm PST >5 sec W; N-E bright yellow sun yes no



17OCT2012 Kristen Ferris Sunnyvale, CA, USA 19:45 PST 7 sec S-N Red, orange, gold, washed out yellow/no sound So bright it kept the bright mark retained when I look around for a long time No, just a very long streak/trail It was extremely large in every way. It looked like something from a end of the world disaster movie



17OCT2012 Joan C. Fresno, CA 1955 5 seconds SW to North Gold/yellow to bright green Moon Looked intact and just got smaller and disappeared I have never seen anything like it, amazing!



17OCT2012 Robert Ludan Carmel, California ISA 19:50 PST 5-10 seconds S-N Yellow/orang fireball moon Material dropping off tail Appeared to be very low altitude.



17OCT2012 Vanessa Novato, CA 19:46:00 10 sec Walking west on Wilson Avenue Bright white and yellow, no sound full moon bright absolutely and Thought it was a helicopter spotlight until I saw the fragments and heard no sound



17OCT2012 Charles San Jose, Ca., USA 19:55:00 5 sec until disappeared from line of sight s-n, left to right white&yellow/rushing sound followed by a bang about a min after sun yes no



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2012 THE Year of Meteors! Fireball Meteor in the Sky Above Claycord http://blog.sfgate.com/incontracosta/2012/10/17/fireball-meteor-in-the-sky-above-claycord/ Fireball Meteor in the Sky Above Claycord http://claycord.com/2012/10/17/fireball-meteor-in-the-sky-above-claycord/ 'Fireball' spotted in East Bay sky from meteor shower http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread891548/pg1 -------------------------------------17OCT2012TextorSan Francisco19:42:0015South to NorthGreen to red to fire, breakup, then a boom about 25 seconds laterbrighter than the moonyesAlmost straight north towards Marin17OCT2012KimCarmel, CA19:45:503 secs-nwhitemoonnono sound.. large in size17OCT2012DinaSan Jose, CA USA19:50:005-10 secs is what I sawNwlong flaming tail,blue and red, with a bright white ball like shape in front.very bright, tail was colored and looked like it was on fire, the front of the occurance was bright like the moonyescouldnt grab my camera in time17OCT2012peter hoppersan jose, CA, usa20:45:006 - 8 secondsFrom North to WestBright Whitewhiter than the sun. As bright as the sun. But smaller.broke into two after 5 secs.Looked like it hit in Milpitas.. or silicon valley, east bay foothills.17OCT2012ChrisMerced, Ca19:50:0010 secLeft to right, South to NorthWhite and then Green, no sound. I don't know what it was. white with a white tail fallign fast. Then end part was green, first par twas white. it appeared to split into 3 pcs.Same as if not brighter than moon. Thought it was a firework. But it was something distant.Yes, as it fell down and across the sky it fell into 3 pieces and vanishes out of view.Very shocked, I want to know if anyone else saw it as well. Thank you.17OCT2012MarisaSanta Rosa, CA, USA19:45:0030 secFacing south going from sw to neBright white to redBright as headlightsSparking off red towards the endAmazing!17OCT2012CharlesSan Jose, Ca., USA19:55:005 sec until disappeared from line of sights-n, left to rightwhite&yellow/rushing sound followed by a bang about a min aftersunyesno17OCT20912James TurkScotts Valley, CA, USA1946 PDTApproximately 4 seconds.Started near center of sky, and stopped at about 1/4 of sky away from northern horizon. Traveled south to north, or left to right from my vantage point. I was facing west.Fireball started out yellow, then flashed to a brilliant white before breaking into numerous smaller parts, each with their own yellowish fireball and trail. The main trail was greenish in color and extended behind the head for about 1/4 of the sky. I did not hear anything.Brighter than Venus, but not as bright as the sun.Yes. As the object traveled north, it broke into multiple smaller fragments.This was the biggest meteor I have ever seen, and I'm 63 years old.10/17/2012Marissa JonesLos Osos, Ca, USA19:53:007 secondsS-N(left to right) Facing westWhite bright ball in front, neon green tail trailing behindBright as the moonTail fragmented at very endBeautiful and mysterious17OCT2012kelly and amySanta Cruz CA19:50:005 secondsWest to Eastbright orange/red/white with green in the tailvery bright, like fire worksyesLooked up and saw what I thougt was a huge fire work in the sky, but it was traveling fast. Very bright, very big.17OCT2012EmilyWaterford California19:45:0030 secondsWest to north left to rightGreen yellow white blueVenusYesNo17OCT2012juliacalifornia7:43pm PST>5 secW; N-Ebright yellowsunyesno17OCT2012Kristen FerrisSunnyvale, CA, USA19:45 PST7 secS-NRed, orange, gold, washed out yellow/no soundSo bright it kept the bright mark retained when I look around for a long timeNo, just a very long streak/trailIt was extremely large in every way. It looked like something from a end of the world disaster movie17OCT2012Joan C.Fresno, CA19555 secondsSW to NorthGold/yellow to bright greenMoonLooked intact and just got smaller and disappearedI have never seen anything like it, amazing!17OCT2012Robert LudanCarmel, California ISA19:50 PST5-10 secondsS-NYellow/orang fireballmoonMaterial dropping off tailAppeared to be very low altitude.17OCT2012VanessaNovato, CA19:46:0010 secWalking west on Wilson AvenueBright white and yellow, no soundfull moon brightabsolutely andThought it was a helicopter spotlight until I saw the fragments and heard no sound17OCT2012CharlesSan Jose, Ca., USA19:55:005 sec until disappeared from line of sights-n, left to rightwhite&yellow/rushing sound followed by a bang about a min aftersunyesnoSan Luis Obispo, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for california fire ball october 17 sky.11:58:08 -- 3 minutes agoOakland, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor.11:58:10 -- 4 minutes agoSeaside, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor falling today.11:58:54 -- 4 minutes agoRiverbank, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for mediorite california october 17th.11:59:02 -- 4 minutes agoRoseville, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor fall .11:59:05 -- 4 minutes agoSan Anselmo, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for do shooting stars have green tails.11:59:35 -- 4 minutes agoPinole, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor tonight in cal. sky.11:59:58 -- 4 minutes agoEl Cerrito, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Lexington, KY Orange-red Meteor Fireball 25JUN2011" by searching for orange red meteor.12:00:11 -- 4 minutes agoSanta Cruz, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for saw a meteor tonight.12:00:14 -- 4 minutes agoPleasanton, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star october 17 2012 california.12:00:30 -- 4 minutes agoFresno, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for fireball falling from sky 2012.12:00:51 -- 4 minutes agoSan Jose, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor seen today.12:01:16 -- 3 minutes ago2012 THE Year of Meteors!