A couple of very bright flashes in the sky drew my attention to look up and that’s when I saw the fireball or comet streaking across the sky with a tail behind it that looked like sparks. It only lasted for a few seconds before it went behind the hill.
Location
Address
Chelan, WA
Latitude
47° 46' 31.46'' N (47.775405°)
Longitude
120° 6' 40.33'' W (-120.111203°)
Elevation
220.296219m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-06-15 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-06-16 06:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
261°
Moving
Facing azimuth
150.95°
First azimuth
163.69°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
139.51°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
The train looked like a bunch of sparks almost the same color like from a campfire that started out bright & fizzled out.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A couple of bright flashes is what caught me attention to look up and see the fire ball and tail. I’m in a River Valley so I only saw it for a few seconds before it went behind the top of the hill.
