This was a head on flash, directly in view in the front of my wife and I as I drove towards Newport from 5 freeway and in the area where there was no visible homes. It was startling and we fully expected to hear a sound of some sort of explosion but we didn't. It may have been a meteor that blew up in the atmosphere in a flash with no trail.
Location
Address
Irvine, CA
Latitude
33° 36' 46.61'' N (33.612947°)
Longitude
117° 49' 1.81'' W (-117.81717°)
Elevation
234.07m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-10-18 23:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-10-19 06:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
huge circular flash taking up large portion of the immediate sky and several miles wide based upon distance from me-NO SOUND, just a huge bright absolutely circular flash, brighter than anything i have ever experienced.
