It was actually beautiful even though it startled me a bit.
Location
Address
Bakersfield, CA
Latitude
35° 24' 24.85'' N (35.406902°)
Longitude
119° 1' 32.72'' W (-119.025756°)
Elevation
126.812469m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-11-20 04:00 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-11-20 12:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
143°
Moving
Facing azimuth
155.75°
First azimuth
123.21°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
114.37°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Purple
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
Glowing train, stable for a second then shimmering, purple and white sparkles as it disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Actually, I was looking down at the ground and there was a flash that illuminated the ground. I looked up and saw the object streaking downward. The bright "head" of the object disappeared. The "tail" lasted a second then shimmered out.
