It was amazing! In my 40 years I've never seen anything like it!
Location
Address
Mission Viejo, CA
Latitude
33° 37' 44.83'' N (33.62912°)
Longitude
117° 39' 45.5'' W (-117.66264°)
Elevation
195.623m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-09-23 22:40 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-09-24 05:40 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
269°
Moving
Facing azimuth
171.3°
First azimuth
199.75°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
171.24°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
-
Remarks
The smoke trail was a u shaped as the fireball was in the air and when it hit the earth's atmosphere the bright orange went out and there was a puff of smoke.