American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1497f (Event 1497-2012)

Observer
Name James B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Looked like it was square. It was about the size of a pinky finger nail. *Not* in outer space. It was more than 25 miles but less than 50 miles away. A guess is that it would have hit somewhere south east of \"Parkdale\" which is a place on the Arkansas River west of Canon City and the Royal Gorge, Colorado.
Location
Address Cotopaxi, CO
Latitude 38° 22' 45.85'' N (38.379404°)
Longitude 105° 39' 59.55'' W (-105.666542°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-10-13 19:00 MDT
UT Date & Time 2012-10-14 01:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 41.53275°
First azimuth 305.48209°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 65.58111°
Last elevation 15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Bright White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -