I was headed south on highway 89 towards mapleton when I saw a flash in the sky to the south and then the streamer of a very bright light red, yellow and orange in color! It moved to the east my left as I was facing south at a very fast speed and then seemed to disappear over the horizon of a Mt top that goes up highway 6! It was amazing too big to be a shooting star which is what I thought of at first! My husband saw it too!
Location
Address
Mapleton, UT
Latitude
40° 5' 6.19'' N (40.085052°)
Longitude
111° 35' 19.68'' W (-111.588799°)
Elevation
1463.046m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-08-03 21:45 MDT
UT Date & Time
2017-08-04 03:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
230°
Moving
Facing azimuth
145°
First azimuth
140°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
115°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
80°
Remarks
A glowing train like a firework streamer!
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was an initial bright flash which caught my attention and then I saw the fireball streak across the sky.
