A bright yellow/green/blue glowing train that looked like a flare or firework at first. It zipped across the sky and the fireball broke into a few fragments as it descended. I had just enough time to point at the sky so my family could see it as it broke apart. It was the brightest fireball I had ever seen, we were amazed!
Location
Address
Spokane Valley, WA
Latitude
47° 39' 18.62'' N (47.655173°)
Longitude
117° 11' 59.53'' W (-117.199869°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-08-07 21:50 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-08-08 04:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270.15253°
First azimuth
269.37438°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
282.67591°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
yellow, green, blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
20°
Remarks
A bright yellow/green/blue glowing train that looked like a flare or firework at first. It zipped across the sky and the fireball broke into a few fragments as it descended. I had just enough time to point at the sky so my family could see it as it broke apart. It was the brightest fireball I had ever seen!
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
It had a bright yellow/green/blue glowing train that looked like a flare or firework at first. It zipped across the sky to the west of us. The fireball broke into a few fragments as it descended. I had just enough time to point at the sky so my family could see it as it broke apart and disappeared. It was the brightest fireball I had ever seen!
