Reports Report 1497c (Event 1497-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time was the approximate time. The strangest thing is there was cloud cover at the time. That makes me question my having seen \"sparks\" coming off of it, but I distinctly remember that part. Maybe my eyes were playing tricks. I was shocked by the brightness, but I immediately interpreted it as a \"falling star,\" albeit a huge one. A few minutes later, considering the cloud cover, I began to wonder if there could be amateur rockets that could look like that, fly large distances under the clouds, and make no sound. I also considered that maybe it was much higher and I saw it through the clouds. It was moving very fast and disappeared behind the trees. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hygiene, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 11' 28.94'' N (40.191373°) |
| Longitude | 105° 10' 43.79'' W (-105.17883°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-13 19:00 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-14 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 153.43492° |
| First azimuth | 208.54001° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 151.29401° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | whitish? |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was so bright and so vivid, after it disappeared behind the trees I waited for the sound of an impact to my southeast, but I heard nothing. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I think I saw \"sparks\" coming off of it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |