It was a very remarkable sight! I am a designer and painted a quick watercolor to record the experience since it was too fast to capture with photography. Feel free to email me and I can send you the image :)
Location
Address
Long Beach, CA
Latitude
33° 46' 7.73'' N (33.768813°)
Longitude
118° 11' 10.41'' W (-118.186225°)
Elevation
11.287669m
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
133°
Moving
Facing azimuth
183.8°
First azimuth
168.18°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
220.13°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Light Green, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
20°
Remarks
A glowing sparkling trail of Orange that streaked into fragments then slowly faded out
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash was a large glowing light neon green burst of color, with an orange/white sparkling tail that left a trail of fragments that slowly faded out
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
an orange/white sparkling tail that left a trail of fragments that slowly faded out
