This was an AMAZING thing. There were 2 other people with me and we all watched it for a little while. It looked like a really close plane in the clouds. Sounds weird doesn't it. The spewing smoke was what made us think it was a meteor
Location
Address
Elk Grove, CA
Latitude
38° 24' 45.5'' N (38.41264°)
Longitude
121° 22' 13.08'' W (-121.370299°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-12 06:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-12 13:00 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
white, spewing smoke
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
45s
Length
10°
Remarks
It looked like it was spraying smoke to the left (as I faced it), then it sort of fizzled out
