We could see the blue/green flames around this thing! Biggest falling star I have ever seen in my life- I am almost 40. It was massive. As we watched it pass over, I was expecting it to crash into the Earth just out of our view on the horizon to our left. It seemed so close and so big! It was so close that I thought I should even hear it but don't think we did. I bet it landed not more than 100 miles south from here. Wow. Thank you for giving us a place to share our experience. Amazing!
Location
Address
Albany, OR
Latitude
44° 39' 24.27'' N (44.656741°)
Longitude
123° 8' 21.06'' W (-123.139184°)
Elevation
89.314m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-09-01 23:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-09-02 06:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
104°
Moving
Facing azimuth
87.47°
First azimuth
40.01°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
136.64°
Last elevation
12°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
10°
Remarks
We were primarily looking at the huge burning ball of mass but afterwards, it seemed white like a white cloud of smoke with sparkles. It didn't seem to last too long but was extremely visible against the dark night sky to see the path it had just followed.
