I work at the airport and am very familiar with aircraft and satellite movements and am very confident that this was nothing like those movements. It was much faster, based on the green hue I also figured it was a meteor just based on my personal knowledge of space and the universe.
Location
Address
Denver, CO
Latitude
39° 50' 2.24'' N (39.833956°)
Longitude
104° 44' 39.47'' W (-104.744296°)
Elevation
1617.758057m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-07-10 02:00 MDT
UT Date & Time
2026-07-10 08:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
198°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
67°
Last azimuth
265°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
Looked like a white smoke trail until it disappeared from view
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A bright green flash as it first entered view, no fragmentation that I could tell, but after the flash there was a decent sized trail following it
