It was really really scary at first, I though the aliens were here or Russian or North Korea were finally attacking (it was almost as bright as daylight) and when I finally saw the fireball in my field of view of my truck window I was instantly relieved and so stoked!!!!
Location
Address
Fort Lupton, CO
Latitude
40° 7' 32.96'' N (40.125823°)
Longitude
104° 53' 10.9'' W (-104.886362°)
Elevation
1530.908936m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-08-27 03:34 MDT
UT Date & Time
2023-08-27 09:34 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
233°
Moving
Facing azimuth
247.6°
First azimuth
264.05°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
234.21°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was a bright slow building flash and slow to burn out
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was one large piece that broke into 5-7 smaller pieces with the one large piece still together I remember it being a bright searing white color
