Breathtaking..turned early morning into day..another encounter over Idaho in 2001..turned everything bright white in the early daylight..silent..the found peices of that later in eastern idaho..very humbling
Location
Address
Frenchtown, MT
Latitude
47° 0' 53.72'' N (47.014922°)
Longitude
114° 13' 47.42'' W (-114.229839°)
Elevation
926.754333m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-11-13 05:30 MST
UT Date & Time
2024-11-13 12:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
105°
Moving
Facing azimuth
346.22°
First azimuth
305.19°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
48.55°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Light Green, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
30°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
So bright it lit up the ground and the interior of my semi in a green glow...many red peices..fragmentation in a long straight line.incredible and a little scary..happened abruptly..no warning..stunning...I wonder if some fragments reached the ground
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Red in color..many..moving in the direction of travel