My wife and I witnessed this sky-event and agree that it was one of the brightest and most unusual colored ones that we have ever seen. The head of the object was much larger than the planet Venus and a bright, blue-green in color. Some low clouds were in the sky and much smoke from wild fires.
Location
Address
Montrose, CO
Latitude
38° 20' 55.35'' N (38.348708°)
Longitude
107° 51' 36.55'' W (-107.860154°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-03-28 20:45 MDT
UT Date & Time
2012-03-29 02:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
275.19448°
First azimuth
265.76365°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
233.13016°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
blue-green, pink,orange,t
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
5s
Length
15°
Remarks
The trail changed from pink to orange and ended in a golden color.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As the object decended behind a low mesa the sky appeared to have several lighting flashes as in a thunder storm. The local sky had a lot of smoke from wild fires over the past three days.
