Ive never felt compelled to report what ive seen in the sky until tonight
Location
Address
Bellingham, WA
Latitude
48° 47' 17.65'' N (48.788237°)
Longitude
122° 24' 46.34'' W (-122.412873°)
Elevation
109.214943m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-19 18:10 PST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-20 02:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
88°
Moving
Facing azimuth
1.24°
First azimuth
330.39°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
46.83°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.5s
Length
30°
Remarks
Looked like a regular shooting star but then got so bright and was huge! Could see smoke and then it broke up into 2 or 3 pieces and fell, I was waiting to hear a boom. It was so big and brite! Neighbor saw it too and he's never seen anything like that either..
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The light got really bright then dimmed then got really bright again, then exploaded into pieces
