I was travelling from Fallon NV to Fernly NV at 5:25 a.m. It was still dark when suddenly a blue flash appeared
that lit up the sky like daytime. I was travelling west when the light appeared . After the flash I saw big orange sparks following it for miles. the tail looked like an orange fireworks that trailed across the sky.
Location
Address
Fallon, NV
Latitude
39° 32' 7.67'' N (39.535465°)
Longitude
118° 59' 52.9'' W (-118.998029°)
Elevation
1234.534058m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-01-17 05:25 PST
UT Date & Time
2013-01-17 13:25 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
291.02°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
71°
Last azimuth
258.13°
Last elevation
72°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Light Blue, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-1°
Remarks
After the blue almost giant bolt of lightening the sky lit up to almost daylight.The after trail was orange ball that then went into little sparkler like effect with a hint of a smoke trail.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
First daylight blue flash lasting about 2 seconds
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
An orange ball then fragmented into a sparkler like effect
