Definitely the most amazing event I’ve ever seen in the sky! Just wow! The guy who was in the car w me didn’t see it, I really hope someone else besides me did :)
Location
Address
Snowmass Village, CO
Latitude
39° 12' 38.08'' N (39.210577°)
Longitude
106° 53' 10.93'' W (-106.886369°)
Elevation
2482.511475m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-02-07 18:12 MST
UT Date & Time
2019-02-08 01:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355.53°
First azimuth
338.36°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
7.15°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
60s
Length
85°
Remarks
It was a long trail of gray smoke visible against the dark sky. Ended up distorted by wind I think but lasted for a while. Amazing sighting!
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I’ve never seen anything like it! Almost thought it was an exploding airplane at first. Big fireball with the long tail and sparks in the tail
