This was observed by 10 persons in our family in the front yard - it was a once in a life time experience!
Location
Address
West Jordan, UT
Latitude
40° 35' 2.49'' N (40.584026°)
Longitude
111° 57' 42.67'' W (-111.961853°)
Elevation
1376.878m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-07-27 22:40 MDT
UT Date & Time
2016-07-28 04:40 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
86°
Moving
Facing azimuth
131.65°
First azimuth
216.61°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
87.96°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
17s
Length
15°
Remarks
glowing train, broke into pieces that glowed until burned out aprox. 12 -15 seconds
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
bright - then even brighter and seemed to explode into fragments
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
trailing like a tail, we thought it was a cluster of shooting stars - except the color was so orange and fiery it looked like opening the door on a coal burning furnace full of hot cinders!!! Exciting.
