My wife witnessed this event from another location bu only caught the tail end of it. My brother was with me in the car and is helping me with the details of this. It was easily the brightest thing in the night sky and was very exciting to see.
Location
Address
Albuquerque, NM
Latitude
35° 12' 31.9'' N (35.208862°)
Longitude
106° 41' 3.65'' W (-106.684346°)
Elevation
1603.267334m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-02-26 20:18 MST
UT Date & Time
2020-02-27 03:18 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
215°
Moving
Facing azimuth
295.86°
First azimuth
313.03°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
275.29°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Huge bright flash and somewhere between 5 and 8 large fragments that continued on a ways and the extinguished. The flash was very bright and the pieces remained bright for a second or so.
