What was that? It was a beautiful blue flash of light that I was very lucky to have seen? I have never seen anything like it before.
Location
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Latitude
34° 15' 3.24'' N (34.2509°)
Longitude
118° 30' 0.67'' W (-118.500186°)
Elevation
282.165253m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-11-20 04:15 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-11-20 12:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
101°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
Half was a glowing train and the other half smoke trail. The glowing train lasted only maybe 5 seconds and then it was all a smoke train that lasted only another 10 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
That was what got my attention. The sky lighted up bright blue for a second. I turned my head and saw the train described above.
