this appears to be space debris entering the atmosphere based on its fragmentation pattern and duration of about 22 seconds; the photo was about a two second exposure taken about half-way through the observation period with the video taken during the remaining time. the object was first observed just above the crescent moon at west-southwest and went nearly straight overhead (near 90 degrees) heading east northeast. It went out of view due to clouds in the northeast. The long-term exposure is a bit closer to the unaided eye observation as the video is faint and at a wide view looks more distant and lacks the color seen with eye observation.
Photo
Video
Location
Address
Roseville, CA
Latitude
38° 46' 6.21'' N (38.768393°)
Longitude
121° 18' 39.42'' W (-121.310951°)
Elevation
40.082455m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-09-25 19:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-09-26 02:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
85°
Moving
Facing azimuth
255°
First azimuth
260°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
70°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
a faint but visible train
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
when it first appeared it had already fragmented with very small faint particles about 5 to 10 degrees in front of the main body that was very bright; also the main body showed some fragmenting and a very faint train
