It looked so close I thought at first it was fireworks or a satellite crashing. (I guess it could be a satellite, who knows? That’s why I was looking here, to see if anything was reported.)
Location
Address
Livermore, CA
Latitude
37° 48' 11.22'' N (37.803117°)
Longitude
121° 40' 10.57'' W (-121.669603°)
Elevation
157.733856m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-07-19 21:25 PDT
UT Date & Time
2020-07-20 04:25 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
230.48°
First azimuth
207.05°
First elevation
54°
Last azimuth
251.23°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange Red yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw a bright yellow flash, then red, then fragmentation.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was startled by a yellow flash/explosion in my left peripheral vision with a red glow and then seemed to break into 2 or more large pieces and was now on the right side about 35 degrees above the ground. I’ve never seen anything like it. It looked crazy close!
