The length of this was incredible. It lit up the horizon and slowly hovered. I thought I was seeing a UFO at first, until I realized that it was a slow meteor. Truly incredible.
Location
Address
Pasco, WA
Latitude
46° 16' 18.71'' N (46.271864°)
Longitude
119° 13' 28.84'' W (-119.224677°)
Elevation
134.683823m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-02-23 22:00 PST
UT Date & Time
2015-02-24 06:00 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
84.51°
First azimuth
113.1°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
11.73°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, It started orange and ended blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
15°
Remarks
The train was hovering and moved slowly, trailing behind the head. The head then broke apart and the train was less visible, but also further away so difficult to see and it traveled Out if sight.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It travel for about 15 seconds, maybe 20. It turned blue and broke apart into pieces, then broke apart again farther as it headed north
