I was walking with a friend. She saw this as well. She saw it first, when it went away quickly underneath the cloud cover and told me about about it. Then it reappeared and we saw it together. We did not know what we were seeing. We thought we saw smoke in the distance and then we could smell a metallic smell which I could taste on the roof of my mouth and it irritated my eyes.
Location
Address
, CA
Latitude
37° 52' 25.91'' N (37.873864°)
Longitude
122° 30' 13.04'' W (-122.503621°)
Elevation
-0.09473m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-10-09 21:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-10-10 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
138°
Moving
Facing azimuth
49.45°
First azimuth
39.17°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
51.95°
Last elevation
4°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The lower part of the sky light up in orange and yellow. Like a flash of a sunrise or sunset or an explosion.
