| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ranjan S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There are no reports of any satellite launches or spaceship launch. Flight radar showed clear skies. We were so awed wondering what it could be as small debris or meteorite dust just burn up but this thing was like a bright LED strip |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marina, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 41' 51.13'' N (36.697537°) |
| Longitude | 121° 48' 24.35'' W (-121.806764°) |
| Elevation | 13.025176m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-05-24 23:35 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-05-25 06:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 340° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 308.45° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 119.77° |
| Last elevation | 84° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | It was the brightest light which could possibly exist after sunlight in night sky. This pink dot was so bright and the smoke and debris burn mixed together created the effect of blowtorch flame shaped bright orange and really long. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |