I have never, ever seen anything quite like this. It's a good thing I was looking up...as I tend to do. I'll never forget it.
Location
Address
Palm Desert, CA
Latitude
33° 47' 22.9'' N (33.789695°)
Longitude
116° 17' 52.14'' W (-116.297818°)
Elevation
46.156292m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-23 22:28 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-24 05:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
348.96°
First azimuth
348.01°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
38.75°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-25
Color
Light Blue, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started out as a bright, bright light moving fairly fast and then it suddenly sped up quite a lot and then combusted into a bluish-yellow explosion!
