Curious to learn how far away this fireball might have been - avid rock hounder, wanna-be meteorite hunter/finder
Location
Address
Brighton, UT
Latitude
40° 37' 4.08'' N (40.617799°)
Longitude
111° 35' 7.54'' W (-111.585429°)
Elevation
2644.404053m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-05-23 02:57 MDT
UT Date & Time
2026-05-23 08:57 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
207.32°
First azimuth
206.66°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
207.13°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Long bright firey orange-yellow tail that tapered to a point that quickly faded and dissappeared with the green fire ball, while nearing the 10,500' mountain horizon
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Big bright green flash and shooting (downward) green fireball with long firey orange-yellow tail that appeared out of clear black sky
