Shocking how much detail of the tail I could see while it was directly over my head and how fast it was moving. I was expecting to see it burnout but it flew horizon to horizon in east north east direction
Location
Address
San Jose, CA
Latitude
37° 17' 59.57'' N (37.299881°)
Longitude
121° 55' 8.57'' W (-121.919047°)
Elevation
47.72823m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-03-24 20:59 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-03-25 03:59 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
238°
Moving
Facing azimuth
60.6°
First azimuth
265.64°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
57.97°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
10°
Remarks
White tail that I could clearly see even in dark sky as it flew directly over me, looked like a jet contrail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Initially it was a bright object that I thought was a bright shooting star. When it didn’t disappear like a shooting star does I ran from my back yard to the front yard to video it. At that point it looked like it started flashing and turned into a fireball. It flew directly over my head from horizon to horizon
