I live in the city near San Francisco with a ton of light pollution and this was real bright. I thought it was real fast moving jet up to the point where it broke apart and dissipated.
Location
Address
El Cerrito, CA
Latitude
37° 56' 3.54'' N (37.934318°)
Longitude
122° 17' 57.49'' W (-122.299304°)
Elevation
200.340668m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-16 18:30 PST
UT Date & Time
2015-11-17 02:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
65.21°
First azimuth
73.6°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
4.66°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Dark Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-
Remarks
no train observed lots of light pollution
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
No flash it did break apart into 2 pieces that turned a purple color
