| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vince V |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Fireball was dimmer, faster moving at first, had time to stop and watch it lasted for so long, seemed to slow down somewhat and brightness increased and color became much more noticeable near the end, no fragmentation, no sound, no flash that I could detect. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Monument, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 5' 45.1'' N (39.09586°) |
| Longitude | 104° 50' 26.68'' W (-104.840745°) |
| Elevation | 2172.074951m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-12-30 22:20 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-12-31 05:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 174° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.24° |
| First azimuth | 180.77° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 183.35° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, slow fade, more prominent near the end/lower portion of the fireball. Color of fireball changed from white to blue to large and bright green |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |