I thought it was a shooting star and when I watched it burst into flames, I got excited like a kid in a candy store. I have never seen anything like this. My first thought was that it must have landed in the ocean to the North. I don't know exactly what it was but I know it wasn't our normal shooting stars of Haida Gwaii. This will be something I will always remember seeing. I hope to find out what it was and where it might have landed. It was amazing.
Location
Address
, British Columbia (CA)
Latitude
53° 18' 9.03'' N (53.302507°)
Longitude
131° 57' 57.73'' W (-131.966037°)
Elevation
4.499m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-02-17 06:40 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-02-17 14:40 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
98°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
184.76°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
263.74°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It caught my eye as a very bright shooting star and quickly burst into flames. It was fairly large to the naked eye in a moving car.
