I was looking through my telescope and what looked like a space rocket going up into space but coming back down to the planet the smoke trail was lite up white as it flew over head and lit up 1/2 the sky as it flew by and it took about 2 min for what sound like an impact boom, not a sonic boom from sound
Location
Address
Santa Barbara, CA
Latitude
34° 32' 30.98'' N (34.54194°)
Longitude
119° 48' 53.82'' W (-119.814951°)
Elevation
309.193024m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-15 00:41 PST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-15 08:41 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
267.73°
First elevation
90°
Last azimuth
90.8°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
-
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A huge sonic boom as it flew over my head from west to east
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I heard a boom like if it had impacted the planet as it flew the Santa Ynez Valley but landed outside the valley to the East
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as it got closer to the ground I saw a smaller part break off
