I am very curious and feel lucky to have seen this. It is much bigger than what I have seen on the news. I thought it was a firework and it was so close to the ground!
Location
Address
Denver, CO
Latitude
39° 43' 40.1'' N (39.727806°)
Longitude
104° 59' 33.99'' W (-104.992776°)
Elevation
1599.119m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-08-01 03:27 MDT
UT Date & Time
2016-08-01 09:27 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
116°
Moving
Facing azimuth
357.72°
First azimuth
19.6°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
350.59°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-25
Color
orange explosion then bright white then bright blue streak that remained for 1 second
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
bright blue glowing streak that was a very fine line and disappeared in 1 second
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
super big bright orange explosion that immediately tirned white and shot downward in the northern direction
