Reports Report 2805cq (Event 2805-2020)

Observer
Name Lorena D
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks It was still light outside and my time is approximate. We were sitting in our hot tub and I was looking up and surprised by how close it looked. And that there was a “smoke” trail like what you see from planes in the sky at times
Location
Address Chico, CA
Latitude 39° 45' 38.13'' N (39.760593°)
Longitude 121° 45' 49.52'' W (-121.763756°)
Elevation 183.511124m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-06-10 20:30 PDT
UT Date & Time 2020-06-11 03:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 84°
Moving
Facing azimuth 260°
First azimuth 260°
First elevation 80°
Last azimuth 270°
Last elevation 67°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99s
Length -
Remarks The smoke trail lasted several minutes and at first was mostly straight and then squiggly.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Like a bright star breaking into pieces
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Pieces all flashed and disappeared