By my untrained eye, I thought it could possibly be a crashing airplane, especially given the “blink” of light I saw. Glad it was a fireball! Was amazing!!
Location
Address
Sacramento, CA
Latitude
38° 34' 20.69'' N (38.572413°)
Longitude
121° 28' 4.21'' W (-121.467836°)
Elevation
6.953434m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-11-30 19:15 PST
UT Date & Time
2021-12-01 03:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
232°
Moving
Facing azimuth
15.81°
First azimuth
18.16°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
357.46°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash was a pulse, like the light on top of a radio tower.
