very clear night with great star visibility. The brightest thing I've ever seen in the sky. Quite large in size, wayyyyyy bigger than any stars or shooting stars I've seen.
Location
Address
La Grande, OR
Latitude
45° 18' 40.12'' N (45.311145°)
Longitude
118° 5' 11.11'' W (-118.086419°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-08-19 00:36 PDT
UT Date & Time
2011-08-19 07:36 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
199.23363°
First azimuth
249.83622°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
181.92115°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
green halo, reddish yello
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
30°
Remarks
bright white light w/ green halo appeared and it had a reddish orange trail that had visible
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
as described in the last box, we saw a reddish orange tail with visible
