Reports Report 6559d (Event 6559-2019)

Observer
Name Marshal T
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Milliken, CO
Latitude 40° 19' 6.93'' N (40.318591°)
Longitude 104° 50' 57.94'' W (-104.849427°)
Elevation 1450.63916m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-12-14 19:30 MST
UT Date & Time 2019-12-15 02:30 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 263°
Moving
Facing azimuth 350.51°
First azimuth 23.47°
First elevation 36°
Last azimuth 293.78°
Last elevation 44°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -9
Color Blue, Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1.5s
Length 50°
Remarks Bright blue trail, split halfway through then continuing same trajectory. Max 3.5 seconds of viewing window, more likely 2 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Visibly saw object split and continue trajectory