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Space Junk Re-entry over California and Nevada
December 22th space junk reentry - Youtube Video Screen capture
The American Meteor Society (AMS) received more than 55 reports of a bright object over California, Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday, December 22th around 18:10 PST.
It wasn't a fireball. The phenomena was Russian space debris - a SL-4 rocket body that reentered the atmosphere somewhere above Arizona.
Below is the approximate trajectory calculted from the reports received by the AMS:
AMS Event#4087-2015 - Space Junk Reentry - Trajectory
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Path of the reentering object based on last orbital elements - Credit: Tony Rice
Most of the witnesses speculated that it was a meteor, a fireball or even... Santa.
@ktnv @reviewjournal Shooting star across Las Vegas & Henderson. From NW to SE past our house near AG Sports Park pic.twitter.com/RfpUD1fw4H
— Christopher Boyd (@CJBear71) December 23, 2015
@NWSSacramento @RobElvington @SchwartzTV @KRCR7 @ChicoER caught over #ButteCo #OrovilleCA area tonight pic.twitter.com/jnONu1BaPo
— D. Wilson (@ButteWxSpotter) December 23, 2015
@KTLA so this just happened in Ventura.... #ufo pic.twitter.com/hLT8dUVX1G
— Kolbe Gillette (@TheRealKolbabe) December 23, 2015
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jeff ·
I was out looking at the moon last night and seen a brilliant bright streak out of the SW then a burst of green, then it broke up into 3 parts. No fire red just this intense green. I wish i had a picture. Must of been Moore of the Russian rocket debris. .
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