I was not looking for meteors when this happened, I just saw it as I was driving home.
Location
Address
Albuquerque, NM
Latitude
35° 7' 25.19'' N (35.123663°)
Longitude
106° 31' 28'' W (-106.524445°)
Elevation
1706.751m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-07-28 20:50 MDT
UT Date & Time
2016-07-29 02:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
181°
Moving
Facing azimuth
89.74°
First azimuth
89.14°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
89.06°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
The head of the fireball appeared to pulsate. I could not tell whether I saw the full range of the fireball, because it appeared to disappear behind the Sandia Mountains to the East. It was extremely bright and the trail lingered.
