It was so bright and felt so close that I thought it was a spotlight on a helicopter at first but quickly realized it was moving to fast and smoothly to be equipment. Really special and unexpected sighting!
Location
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Latitude
34° 7' 59.76'' N (34.13°)
Longitude
118° 21' 45.18'' W (-118.36°)
Elevation
201.6m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-11-24 20:11 PST
UT Date & Time
2021-11-25 04:11 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
101°
Moving
Facing azimuth
323.62°
First azimuth
302.7°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
338.91°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
10°
Remarks
The train glowed brightly, the colors of a zippo lighter, the outline was almost crisp and the train stayed strong and bright until it fizzled off like sparklers.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got really bright just before the head disappeared.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
If I'm understanding "fragmentation" correctly, the tail was fizzing out like a sparkler would but not perfectly in line from tail to head. If that makes sense...
