There's some significant landmarks that may be of reference regarding degrees from the ground. I don't have them on me but there's a decommissioned Airport beacon for the municipal airport at Ukiah with runway being 03 / 15. Above the beacon is where I first saw the object... I look at that beacon every chance I get.
Location
Address
Ukiah, CA
Latitude
39° 8' 26.8'' N (39.140777°)
Longitude
123° 12' 49.14'' W (-123.213649°)
Elevation
200.408752m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-25 19:28 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-26 02:28 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
85°
Moving
Facing azimuth
219.65°
First azimuth
223.26°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
79.37°
Last elevation
46°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Tail began at a few seconds after the object was observed and got longer and longer, almost as a fighter jet would be in afterburn; (orange/ yellow (but not as bright. Fragmentation began to break off more rapidly in flight at apex and along the objects glide path following the object's increasing tail. This began to look more bright as in the color of white. ( Not like Starlink!)
