I often observe man-made satellites reflecting sunlight (iss, shuttle, etc). This was much wider light - about the thickness of a small finger held at arms length.
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 57' 19.9'' N (32.955527°)
Longitude
117° 8' 53.26'' W (-117.148127°)
Elevation
112.186m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-04-26 21:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-04-27 04:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
125°
Moving
Facing azimuth
243.91°
First azimuth
192.36°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
260.74°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
glowing green ribbon that faded fast.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a rapidly brightening and widening tail (predominantly green). Then became extremely bright and burst into a large green fragment with a splash of white multiple bursts in a cloud around the green fragment. Looked like a fireworks except the white fragments didn't explode in all directions but remained in a cloud around the green core.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The multiple fragments continued their downward trajectory, but because I was driving on the freeway I had to return to viewing the roadway, so didn't see the final terminus.
