We saw it while lobster fishing off Redondo beach at night. We thought for sure it was an emergency flare so we went north looking for a vessel in distress. A boat off Malibu radioed the coast guard and had a long conversation about it over the VHF. If that conversation was recorded by the coast gaurd I'll bet you'll love to hear thier account--that will also help you ID the time down to the minute it happend. We were out 2 miles off shore and got a great look at it considering how dark it was out there. I thought it was a flare 200 yards away. It had a wicked curve to it that almost appeard to start heading up and then slope down towards the ocean.
Location
Address
Redondo Beach, CA
Latitude
33° 50' 11.91'' N (33.836642°)
Longitude
118° 25' 12.11'' W (-118.420031°)
Elevation
-103.291634m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-23 10:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-23 17:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
158°
Moving
Facing azimuth
345.76°
First azimuth
340.35°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
11.49°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
I saw a red trail turn into a curving big bright green.
