Thought it was an airplane at first exploding in the air as we live by an airport, then I thought maybe it was a satellite coming out of orbit. It was a fireball irregardless
Location
Address
Pleasant Hill, CA
Latitude
37° 56' 47.45'' N (37.946515°)
Longitude
122° 4' 45.54'' W (-122.079316°)
Elevation
28.802618m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-25 19:40 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-26 02:40 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
94°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
55°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
This is what caught my eye, there was a flash then a streak and spread out
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
tight ball of fire then it spread out. Smaller parts went wide, the main core fireball kept together and stayed the course
