it was very quick and pretty close to be able to see the individual colors of the fire. there was a distinct smoke line and then fire flare that balled up and dissipated at the end
Location
Address
Chico, CA
Latitude
39° 46' 24.33'' N (39.773426°)
Longitude
121° 53' 12.74'' W (-121.886871°)
Elevation
53.961761m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-06-23 20:09 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-06-24 03:09 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
215°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
22°
Last azimuth
89.1°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
5°
Remarks
smoke train that left a small cloud in a line, after a couple seconds it faded but you could still faintly see the cloud for several minutes after
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
saw a white line and then seconds later a fireball that looked like when paper burns up really fast and then disappeared in a blink but the smoke remained
