I was walking with a group of people, it was still pretty dark out. I'm shocked no one else saw it. It caught my eye. I've never seen anything like it. It was in the SouthEast Sky. Over the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.
Location
Address
San Francisco, CA
Latitude
37° 48' 3.67'' N (37.80102°)
Longitude
122° 23' 56.32'' W (-122.398979°)
Elevation
2.755744m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-03 06:18 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-03 13:18 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
194°
Moving
Facing azimuth
194.88°
First azimuth
190.62°
First elevation
54°
Last azimuth
210.56°
Last elevation
37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
10°
Remarks
colorful and glowing
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
just the fireball flashed a little bit, not the tail