It was nearly a bright as the full moon. I thought the moon was in a cloud bank. Then I stepped out further and saw the moon over to the left (south). I realized it was an enormously bright light that had a lot of smoke around it. Then the light faded but the trail remained. Then that too slowly faded. I tried to capture a picture of it on the phone but it faded before I could get the camera open.
Location
Address
Los Angeles, CA
Latitude
34° 4' 31.61'' N (34.075446°)
Longitude
118° 20' 50.49'' W (-118.347358°)
Elevation
68.330376m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-12 05:55 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-12 12:55 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
269.97°
First azimuth
269.97°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
269.33°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like a cloud but then the ball was at the bottom of the v-shaped train. Somewhat like a very wide comet trail
