The streak was much wider (top to bottom) than any picture I've seen. It was very contained as though an artist with an invisible paintbrush began with a dot then progressively widened the streak as "she" moved the brush across the sky (right to left) and just as she created the round end of the streak it exploded and it all vanished. I say it was contained because I was sitting in my car waiting for a traffic light to change when it all appeared, then disappeared. I didn't have move my head either to the side or vertically to behold this awesome sight.
Location
Address
Sonora, CA
Latitude
37° 58' 34.71'' N (37.976309°)
Longitude
120° 21' 31.51'' W (-120.358752°)
Elevation
615.603943m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-09 21:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-10 04:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
257°
Moving
Facing azimuth
266.59°
First azimuth
275.44°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
261.25°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Bright white then a burst of light blue when it exploded
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very abrupt explosion at the end of the streak with a flash of bright light to medium blue at the center of the explosion.
