It was very dark out with very few streetlights so we all saw it very clearly. I've never seen anything like it before. I thought it was going to impact Earth. I took a picture as the trail was dissolving. Couldn't get to my camera fast enough....
Location
Address
Williams, CA
Latitude
39° 12' 52.36'' N (39.214544°)
Longitude
122° 10' 19.3'' W (-122.172027°)
Elevation
20.436769m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-01-31 06:35 PST
UT Date & Time
2015-01-31 14:35 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
181.2°
First azimuth
141.47°
First elevation
20°
Last azimuth
211.27°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash at the end of travel was at least twice as big as the trail. Awesome!
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
An object about 1/10 th the size of the ball flew out past the flash
