It was startling, large enough that it made my heart race because I’ve never seen anything so large from such a distance
Location
Address
Citrus Heights, CA
Latitude
38° 42' 30.48'' N (38.708468°)
Longitude
121° 16' 18.7'' W (-121.27186°)
Elevation
54.444576m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-10 03:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-10 10:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
146°
Moving
Facing azimuth
167.22°
First azimuth
169.54°
First elevation
71°
Last azimuth
171.35°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
6s
Length
30°
Remarks
It looked more like smoke, but the sky was hazy tonight so it was hard to keep track off after 5 seconds. There was no glow, the color just disappeared and left a faint smoke appearing trail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very bright and orange in color, much wider at the beginning and got smaller as the orange turned to blue for the trail
