It was extremely bright. I instantly knew it was not a typical “shooting star” and it was headed the wrong direction to be a fireworks.
The two explosions (flashes) reminded me of the immediate initial explosion on a fireworks, but this was much brighter and larger. The width of the tail was shockingly wide.
Location
Address
Missoula, MT
Latitude
46° 51' 14.67'' N (46.854074°)
Longitude
114° 2' 9.66'' W (-114.036017°)
Elevation
967.753174m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-05-11 22:00 MDT
UT Date & Time
2024-05-12 04:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
178.09°
First azimuth
179.72°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
180.27°
Last elevation
26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
9°
Remarks
-glowing white to yellow gold streak (tail)
-then a large bright white golden flash while the tail was visible.
-then bright green flash with the tail still visible and the area of the white golden flash slightly dimmer but still bright and obvious
-tail remained at least 2-3 seconds after green flash
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A white, golden flash (explosion) which was visible and only slightly dimmed when second green flash (explosion) occurred. It was white inside and yellow golden on the outer areas of the explosion. It stayed jn the same position on the tail and sort of spread out in a rectangle shape on the tail
