due to its parallel flight in relation to the horizon I thought it was a plane but started doubting that when I noticed the very faint/short trail it was leaving behind it; when it broke up into several pieces and started to dim right before it went behind a building I concluded it may be something breaking up in the earth's atmosphere; I can't rule out a man-made object such as a satellite entering the atmosphere or a military missile going haywire
Location
Address
El Cajon, CA
Latitude
32° 49' 22.93'' N (32.823036°)
Longitude
116° 56' 40.63'' W (-116.944619°)
Elevation
165.631851m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-08-08 23:03 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-08-09 06:03 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
268°
Moving
Facing azimuth
228.87°
First azimuth
248.56°
First elevation
10°
Last azimuth
215.83°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
initially a single object trailing a short trail that did not linger long at all (or was not visible due to low angle above horizon and light pollution); it then broke into 4-5 pieces and disappeared from view for me due to a building
