At first I thought I was seeing an illegal firework, but it was so fast and powerful. It appeared to be low—it traveled straight over my head in an arc trailing sparkles of light behind it.
Location
Address
Fresno, CA
Latitude
36° 46' 23.19'' N (36.773108°)
Longitude
119° 48' 19.12'' W (-119.805312°)
Elevation
93.409416m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-21 20:11 PDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-22 03:11 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
55°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270.81°
First azimuth
314.5°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
85.24°
Last elevation
55°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It had a tail—looked like a sparkler with small, fizzy lights trailing after it the way a sparkler would leave a trail.
