My partner and I were counting satellites in the sky and talking about what they could be for, when we noticed an uptick in the activity of shooting stars. We observed 3 shooting stars minutes before the Orange flash and smoke trail object appeared.
Location
Address
High River, Alberta (CA)
Latitude
50° 34' 25.24'' N (50.573677°)
Longitude
113° 51' 30.28'' W (-113.858411°)
Elevation
1036.370239m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-02 23:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2022-08-03 05:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
14.67°
First azimuth
22.99°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
7.85°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
15°
Remarks
as the object moved, it left a smoke trail that seemed illuminated. but the illumination of the trail was only close to the bright object. The smoke trail was visible after the object disappeared
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Initially there was a small flash of orange which caught my eye, and the object seemed to get brighter before it disappeared. within 2 seconds of the flash, it was gone
