The North American Meteor Network was deluged with reports of this object. Investigatyions were done and it seems what everyone saw was a motor from a a rocket. Here is the report submitted about the re-entry. E Long RCS CatNo Intl. Seems like most of California saw it.
Reentries are a rare sight.
Consider yourself lucky. Yes a large number of people saw that object as it crossed the California skies. The North American Meteor Network was deluged with reports of this object. Investigatyions were done and it seems what everyone saw was a motor from a a rocket. Here is the report submitted about the re-entry.