Ive never seen anything like it. It was so fast and big and brite. The trail it left was incredibly brite also. I was looking directly at it when it happened.
Location
Address
Vacaville, CA
Latitude
38° 27' 14.68'' N (38.454079°)
Longitude
121° 58' 26.73'' W (-121.974093°)
Elevation
61.474052m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-12-19 17:34 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-12-20 01:34 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
235°
Moving
Facing azimuth
328.57°
First azimuth
285.82°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
266.99°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
Very bright white smoke trail, almost looked glowing,
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like it was burning across the sky and then it got brighter almost exploded and disappeared
