This was incredible and it seemed so close I thought it might be a plane on fire going down. It went behind a large hill on my left, so I couldn’t see it after that. I expected to see an explosion or something as it seemed so close.
Location
Address
Sterling, AK
Latitude
60° 30' 50.85'' N (60.514125°)
Longitude
150° 49' 53.1'' W (-150.831417°)
Elevation
78.710907m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-04-29 00:02 AKDT
UT Date & Time
2020-04-29 08:02 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
266.16°
First azimuth
272.78°
First elevation
44°
Last azimuth
238.9°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Blue, Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing. And then saw one lone orange ember all by itself after the fireball disappeared.
