There was some fog at the time and I believed it was a helicopter at first due to its being larger and brighter than Jupiter. The fragmentation tipped me off that this was different.
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 45' 22.19'' N (32.756165°)
Longitude
117° 8' 11.21'' W (-117.136448°)
Elevation
114.426834m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-12-28 22:30 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-12-29 06:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
124.18°
First azimuth
112.72°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
125.78°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There appeared to be very small fragments "dripping" off of it. I saw two distinctly.
