very bright orange. appeared to be moving slowly probably due to distance. It was quite large. Not a ball followed by a tail, but rather a group of disintegrating objects with a main body almost like a firework sweeping across the sky
Location
Address
Elk Grove, CA
Latitude
38° 25' 14.98'' N (38.42°)
Longitude
121° 24' 22.49'' W (-121.41°)
Elevation
10.05m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-09-21 19:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2018-09-22 02:15 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
64°
Moving
Facing azimuth
13°
First azimuth
13°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
20.21°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Multiple bodies traveling in same direction about 13 degrees nne looked as if the main body was shedding lots of fragments all traveling in the same direction before disappearing behind roof tops visible for 20 seconds or so
