I have a blog where I posted about it minutes after it happened. https://midmiocene.wordpress.com/2015/10/24/wow/
Location
Address
Santa Margarita, CA
Latitude
35° 18' 8.21'' N (35.30228°)
Longitude
120° 23' 43.93'' W (-120.395535°)
Elevation
456.204041m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-10-23 22:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2015-10-24 05:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
300°
Moving
Facing azimuth
88.62°
First azimuth
89.41°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
92.82°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Green, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
12°
Remarks
I am not sure about this but we saw a trail that we thought when we got home a minute later was from the fireball. It was like a contrail from in airplane (and may HAVE been one). It seemed to be in the path of the fireball.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
We saw it burnout after the flash of colors.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
My memory was that just before or while the color phase was happening flaming pieces were coming off. I may be mistaken about that though.
