I was with my boyfriend when this occurred and he also witnessed it happen and agrees with exactly what i saw.
Location
Address
Yuba City, CA
Latitude
39° 7' 46.3'' N (39.129528°)
Longitude
121° 37' 14.88'' W (-121.620799°)
Elevation
17.24803m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-10-09 21:48 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-10-10 04:48 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
81.81°
First azimuth
343.29°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
87.65°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Sounded like a whiz/whoosh, not loud at all very faint. Like a baseball being passed.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When it went from bright white to yellow orange there was a faint pop
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a flash when it went from bright white to yellow orange
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like it split into 2 pieces traveling in the same direction but the smaller fragment traveled slightly slower behinf thd bigger fragment traveling in front. This occurred during the color change
