Particularly caught our attention as the originial bluish green light was near the size and brightness of a plane coming in for landing, and we thought it was behaving erratically as it suddenly changed angle from heading somewhat downward to angling more upward - followed by the flare that seemed to shoot out of it
Location
Address
Davis, CA
Latitude
38° 32' 58.55'' N (38.549597°)
Longitude
121° 45' 35.91'' W (-121.759974°)
Elevation
19.009039m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-01-28 21:00 PST
UT Date & Time
2014-01-29 05:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
305°
Moving
Facing azimuth
141.98°
First azimuth
149.06°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
128.45°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Teal/Light Blue, followed by Red/orange flare
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bluish green light moved downward momentarily, then upward, and suddenly disappeared as a red flare seemed to shoot out the back of it.
