Maybe it was space junk because of the unusual amount of fragmentation? Not sure
Location
Address
Irvine, CA
Latitude
33° 38' 59.65'' N (33.649903°)
Longitude
117° 51' 34.61'' W (-117.859615°)
Elevation
7.49832m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-01-29 22:24 PST
UT Date & Time
2020-01-30 06:24 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
248°
Moving
Facing azimuth
145.28°
First azimuth
178.2°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
94.66°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object broke apart into a multitude of red/orange pieces and the smaller pieces quickly disappeared while the main object kept going and faded away from a red glow to the darkness of the sky. The fragmentation seemed a little unusual of a typical meteor
