Looking at it from the west to northeast I believe. (Could be wrong about orientation it was going). Orange with bright contrail, sparkling and then disappeared.
Location
Address
Trabuco Canyon, CA
Latitude
33° 40' 51.72'' N (33.681033°)
Longitude
117° 38' 3.56'' W (-117.634322°)
Elevation
386.4935m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-04-14 21:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2026-04-15 04:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
274.71°
First azimuth
287.47°
First elevation
69°
Last azimuth
285.05°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fragments looked sparkling and had an orange contrail
