I knew instantly it was a meteor because I’d seen one in the same area a couple years ago, much too large to be a shooting star. The size was much larger this time and the falling trail of colors made me think it could be a falling plane or man made object for a second. My boyfriend was on the phone with me at the time when we both saw it and then corroborated these details.
Location
Address
Laguna Niguel, CA
Latitude
33° 29' 45.51'' N (33.495975°)
Longitude
117° 41' 49.32'' W (-117.697032°)
Elevation
118.955986m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-11-02 01:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2019-11-02 08:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
212°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
340°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
A glowing train of striated color, with both blue and orange and near white hues
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the brightly colored flash moved across my vision from upper right to bottom left, it’s trail spread out into striated color
