This was also witnessed by my wife, who sighted it
Location
Address
Santa Rosa, CA
Latitude
38° 28' 49.72'' N (38.480479°)
Longitude
122° 39' 14.32'' W (-122.653978°)
Elevation
127.600967m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-23 01:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-23 08:55 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
272.59°
First azimuth
76.78°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
302.35°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
5°
Remarks
A glowing trail of fragmented debris that looked like sparks that lost momentum and fell to the ground as a larger pieces continued on
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fragmentation started about halfway through our observation smaller pieces broke off, slowed, looked like sparks as it continued to fall apart and fade out as those slowed and fell towards earth
