I was on a plane from San Diego to SF when suddenly I saw a bright green light zoom above/over the wing of the plane and when I had followed it toward to the end of the plane, it burnt out. Can provide flight details and seat info
Location
Address
Santa Cruz, CA
Latitude
37° 2' 49.96'' N (37.047212°)
Longitude
121° 59' 9.16'' W (-121.985877°)
Elevation
160.054703m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-03-22 20:17 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-03-23 03:17 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
103°
Moving
Facing azimuth
59.23°
First azimuth
55.45°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
131.46°
Last elevation
54°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Green and then it burnt out. I was on a plane from San Diego to SF when I saw it out of the plane window
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bits of fragmentation broke off of the meteor after it had burnt out. The sparks of fragmentation burnt out as well as they fell.
