my husband and I viewed this while driving home through Pueblo on I25...we were both excited and amazed to see this VERY bright long lived fireball. We are shocked that it didn't make the news.
Location
Address
Pueblo, CO
Latitude
38° 13' 49.95'' N (38.230543°)
Longitude
104° 36' 50.58'' W (-104.614049°)
Elevation
1463.960938m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-03-30 03:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2013-03-30 09:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
86.05°
First azimuth
86.19°
First elevation
68°
Last azimuth
86.42°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
White ended yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
Definitely saw a smoke train and a secondary flash like part of it exploded
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At least part of it exploded although it looked like the main part went on
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Towards the end it clearly fragmented with a small bright flash and smoke trail very closely in parallel to the main body
