I’ve never seen anything like this. It was pretty amazing. This was witnessed by three other people. We were facing east as we saw it crossed the sky.
Location
Address
Saratoga, CA
Latitude
37° 15' 22.81'' N (37.256336°)
Longitude
122° 2' 6.68'' W (-122.035188°)
Elevation
155.421478m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-05-24 22:35 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-05-25 05:35 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
254°
Moving
Facing azimuth
102.53°
First azimuth
303.69°
First elevation
23°
Last azimuth
112.07°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White with slight yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
20°
Remarks
Very long trail at first it looked like airplane smoke but it was going too fast. It almost looked like an overhead wire. Extremely bright and fast moving.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At the end as it was disappearing, it seemed to break into pieces
