It was seriously SO bright, I cannot stress that enough. In all my years I’ve never seen a shooting star or meteor or whatever it may be, be so bright.
Location
Address
Menifee, CA
Latitude
33° 40' 56.95'' N (33.682487°)
Longitude
117° 9' 59.24'' W (-117.166456°)
Elevation
439.283844m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-12-19 01:22 PST
UT Date & Time
2025-12-19 09:22 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
119°
Moving
Facing azimuth
344.64°
First azimuth
346.69°
First elevation
46°
Last azimuth
347.99°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It shone a spotlight on my blinds so bright that I thought it was from an actual spotlight on a helicopter or drone. It was very very bright..and started very suddenly