the light seemed to come out of nowhere, I perceived it as much closer than other shooting stars and it was extremely bright. I don’t know if I saw fragmentation due to the darkness. There’s little to no light pollution at WSMR so the brightness illuminated the sky.
Location
Address
White Sands Missile Range, NM
Latitude
32° 34' 19.28'' N (32.572023°)
Longitude
106° 20' 4.26'' W (-106.334516°)
Elevation
1213.780884m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-04-07 03:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2019-04-07 09:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
214.69°
First azimuth
264.7°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
201.6°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Green, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw a large, brighter flash of green that turned slightly white/yellow afterwards and then was gone
