I wish I had video. I was sitting in the back yard after dinner with my family and all 6 of us saw at least part of it but I had the best view and saw the most of it because of where I was sitting. Never seen anything like it. It was big and so beautiful
Location
Address
Danville, CA
Latitude
37° 48' 1.55'' N (37.80043°)
Longitude
121° 56' 35.49'' W (-121.943193°)
Elevation
182.668304m
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
119°
Moving
Facing azimuth
109.07°
First azimuth
89.25°
First elevation
41°
Last azimuth
138.39°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Dark red orange to yellow white then to light green to darker green before it started to break apart
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It appeared to get brighter right before it started to break up as it descended
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke up into a few pieces as it descended and became more green in color and then disappeared
