Nothing significant, just that I was very excited to have seen it!
Location
Address
Gilroy, CA
Latitude
37° 0' 10.35'' N (37.002875°)
Longitude
121° 34' 51.4'' W (-121.580944°)
Elevation
64.659615m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-18 18:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-19 01:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
210°
Moving
Facing azimuth
133.5°
First azimuth
124.91°
First elevation
33°
Last azimuth
139.83°
Last elevation
5°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-26
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
10°
Remarks
It was a bright white glowing ball of light with a tapered trail that followed it. There was no smoke trail that I saw. I was indoors at the time, and just happened to be looking that direction or else I would have totally missed it.