This was huge and looked very close. It had a bright orange and yellow tail. The fireball was bright turquoise blue/green. It made an arc in the sky moving from right to left and burned up just above the tree line. I am 59 years old and have seen a lot of meteors during summer nights in the Sierra Nevada mountains in CA, but I have never seen anything this huge and colorful and bright. It looked so close!
Location
Address
Chico, CA
Latitude
39° 45' 9.02'' N (39.752506°)
Longitude
121° 49' 51.25'' W (-121.830904°)
Elevation
68.442612m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-10-19 21:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2019-10-20 04:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
252°
Moving
Facing azimuth
352.93°
First azimuth
33.84°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
352.31°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Blue, Dark Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I’m not sure but I think it got bigger when it burned out in a flash.
