Reports Report 5467g (Event 5467-2024)

Observer
Name Dawn P
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks When I first saw the red light it seemed to be sitting still hovering it was a red light like a star but red and much closer it then traveled to my left southern direction it went slightly upward the tail was in view it was like the tail of a comic and the red ball went dark and the tail within 3 seconds disappeared too. I'm not sure what I seen. We are currently in the midst of the bridge fire with air drops over the national forest. And its the high desert we often see testing of different air vehicles periodically. It didn't look like a rocket. I've seen fireballs before but never a red one.
Location
Address Phelan, CA
Latitude 34° 25' 32.49'' N (34.425693°)
Longitude 117° 34' 29.4'' W (-117.574834°)
Elevation 1260.572021m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-09-24 21:03 PDT
UT Date & Time 2024-09-25 04:03 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 318°
Moving
Facing azimuth 274.03°
First azimuth 278.92°
First elevation 29°
Last azimuth 252.78°
Last elevation 32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -4
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 3s
Length 10°
Remarks It appeared to look almost like a comit
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -