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Observer
Name
Ryan H
Experience Level
3/5
Remarks
I cannot be the only person to see this.
Location
Address
Manteca, CA
Latitude
37° 47' 0.17'' N (37.783381°)
Longitude
121° 13' 23.44'' W (-121.223177°)
Elevation
11.350594m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-07-15 02:27 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-07-15 09:27 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
270°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
62°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
Bright orange, long tail with smoke. It at first looked to me like a "shooting star" but it kept going in a trajectory that followed the curve of the earth which led me to think a "comet" or a jetliner on fire.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
No
Remarks
-
