I’m 54 and my wife is 48 and neither of us has seen anything as spectacular as this. We were waiting for a boom or sound or worse but it was just visual.
Location
Address
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Latitude
37° 35' 42.57'' N (37.595159°)
Longitude
118° 47' 44.57'' W (-118.795715°)
Elevation
2080.085693m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-03-20 19:35 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-03-21 02:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
146.85°
First azimuth
5.57°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
303.78°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
25°
Remarks
A long flaming train behind it, could make out a little smoke from the light of it too
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Broke into several fragments at the end - right when we were wondering if it was going to impact!
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
One large and several smaller bits - once it fragmented, it was over quick
