Bright object with twin gas jets that got longer over Time.

EVENT DATE

Feb 6, 2018, 6:29 PM

LOCATION

Carlotta, CA, USA

NUFORC FIELDS

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SHAPE

Light

DURATION (NUFORC)

2 minutes(00:02:00)

WITNESSES (NUFORC)

2.0

CHARACTERISTICS (NUFORC)

Aura or haze around object

NARRATIVE

Carlotta, CA February 6, 2018 18:29 to 18:30 PM Pacific standard time.
Looking south about 30 degrees above the horizon I observed a glowing object.  With binoculars I was able to make out two short gas jets.  It moved southeast and as it approached the horizon the two gas jets became much longer.  I think it could be a booster rocket reentering the atmosphere.  It started out bright and small and became much longer with twin tails and more diffuse.  At its longest it was about 1/2 degree long (about the width of the moon).  It got to about magnitude -2 or -3 quite a much brighter than Sirius.
Possible result of launch of Space X rocket from Cape Kennedy?  PD

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