Reports Report 4074ae (Event 4074-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My best guess for where it landed was someplace between Piney Peak, Eagles Nest and Sheep Mountain, likely closer to Eagles nest but maybe more to the west. I was driving south on CO hwy 9 next to Green Mountain Reservoir looking west when I saw it. It went down behind a ridge to the west so I did not see it land but saw a bright flash. I could not hear sound since I was driving in my car with windows up and music on. When I looked at my phone the time was 7:37pm, i'd guess I saw the event at 7:36pm. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Heeney, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 53' 17.03'' N (39.888063°) |
| Longitude | 106° 17' 23.47'' W (-106.289852°) |
| Elevation | 2430.833m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-20 19:36 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-21 01:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 220.5° |
| First azimuth | 257.95° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 187.22° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to have landed behind a ridge to my west but there was a yellow/orange flash about the time it would have intersected the ground behind the ridge. The object itself seemed yellow/orangish at the front as it moved leaving a white trail behind it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |