Reports Report 5442fo (Event 5442-2024)

Observer
Name Kyle P
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I've never seen anything like this, I noticed a weird brightness in the sky while I was driving, looked up to my right and saw a brightness, looked to my left and saw what I thought was a single super bright firework, or flare. It was green in the front, with an orange to light yellow trail, it was moving so fast that I didn't have time to come to terms with what it could have been until a few moments had passed. It went east over a mountain and I couldn't see it anymore, but I could see a large orange glow around the mountain after it had passed, and the sky around me remained bright as well for a short time. It was perhaps the most incredible thing I've seen in person. It defied logic for me, it was likely only in my view for 3 seconds, and the glow remained for a couple more, so a five to six second experience in all. Regardless of the length, it was so alien and unexpected to me, that I immediately called my friend on the phone, and upon getting home woke up the whole house, just to share the experience.
Location
Address Florence, OR
Latitude 43° 57' 52.85'' N (43.96468°)
Longitude 124° 6' 30.63'' W (-124.108508°)
Elevation 0.376832m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-09-23 22:45 PDT
UT Date & Time 2024-09-24 05:45 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 95°
Moving
Facing azimuth 180.4°
First azimuth 280.32°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 97.51°
Last elevation 23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Dark Green, Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -