Driving south bound down I-25 driver saw event from corner of eye, passenger witnessed the event and described it as Stitch from “Lilo and Stitch” without an explosion on the surface.
Location
Address
Castle Rock, CO
Latitude
39° 22' 12.44'' N (39.370122°)
Longitude
104° 51' 50.81'' W (-104.864115°)
Elevation
1891.789185m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-02-27 23:41 MST
UT Date & Time
2021-02-28 06:41 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
172°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
140°
First elevation
11°
Last azimuth
140°
Last elevation
1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
A long glowing train (light green as well) followed the “ball” the entire way down the sky, and disappeared almost immediately behind the horizon with the “ball”