There is an outstanding video of the event that someone else took posted on YouTube. Their video is exactly as myself and my wife saw it. It’s title is July 12, 2022 Meteor Breaking Up Over Helena, Montana
Location
Address
Anaconda, MT
Latitude
46° 8' 5.95'' N (46.134985°)
Longitude
113° 12' 28.05'' W (-113.207793°)
Elevation
2037.212891m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-12 22:09 MDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-13 04:09 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
285°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.45°
First azimuth
177.35°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
81.58°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
40°
Remarks
It looked almost like a contrail from aircraft. I have a photo of the smoke.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were dozens if not hundreds of pieces and it was almost as if they kept coming.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It began as a cluster of fireballs then broke into dozens or hundreds of individual fire balls.
