I know it\'s kind of hard to believe but it looked like we were just riding right next to it. There were buildings behind it so it leads me to believe that it was between us and the buildings. It was at our eye level and at first we thought it was fireworks but it was too big and it was flying in a very straight line parralel to our car.
Location
Address
Albuquerque, NM
Latitude
35° 6' 20.61'' N (35.105726°)
Longitude
106° 36' 33.98'' W (-106.60944°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-12-31 20:15 MST
UT Date & Time
2012-01-01 03:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
271.55181°
First azimuth
271.47265°
First elevation
15°
Last azimuth
270.8584°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Bright blue and Green at
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
We had the radio on in our car so we didn\'t hear any sounds.
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
-1°
Remarks
it was a clean yellow streak and it was still visible after the blue and green disintegrated. I cannot tell you in degrees as to how long the train was because it looked like it was riding right next to our car, it passed us and then it disintegrated about 20 cars ahead of us.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a clear blue and green ball (almost like a christmas decoration), then it slowly started to disintegrate and it just kind of fizzled out and sparks flew from the center into nothingness.
