I was traveling eastbound towards adrossan. I thought it was a lightening strike with how bright the sky became but it was quickly obvious it was a falling object. It lit up a brilliant orange with a long blue tail. It was travelling north and entered the atmosphere at pretty much 180⁰. When it caught the atmosphere it was pulled straight down. When it caught the atmosphere is when the orange colour appeared
Location
Address
Sherwood Park, Alberta (CA)
Latitude
53° 30' 41.87'' N (53.511631°)
Longitude
113° 11' 50.6'' W (-113.19739°)
Elevation
727.924316m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-12-23 22:55 MST
UT Date & Time
2024-12-24 05:55 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
248°
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
350°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
360°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Light Blue, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Bright blue closer to the object, darker as the tail went on
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It flashed bright blue and orange
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw at least 3 large fragments and several little ones
