I was with my wife and it was bright enough initially to attract both of our attentions. It appeared to be coming straight down. We thought it was a plane crashing before the flare (we talked about it afterwards - no time for more than "What is that?" during.
Location
Address
-
Latitude
34° 14' 35.59'' N (34.24322°)
Longitude
118° 31' 24.48'' W (-118.523467°)
Elevation
272.560028m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-23 22:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-24 05:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
289.21°
First azimuth
288°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
289.01°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it resembled a blue flare; the trail seemed to grow wider before a relatively circular flash
