I was traveling on the interstate and had enough time to pull to the shoulder and stop from 75mph after I realized what it was and watch it for a small time... it was a dull blue at first like a contrail illuminated by the moon. but got brighter and began to fragment into several peices.. toward the end as it continued east of me it changed to an almost orange color as it pulsed out and then faded away..
Location
Address
Garryowen, MT
Latitude
45° 30' 8.58'' N (45.502382°)
Longitude
107° 23' 49.85'' W (-107.39718°)
Elevation
962.866089m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-02 22:33 MDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-03 04:33 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
162.28°
First azimuth
167.67°
First elevation
34°
Last azimuth
98.37°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
40°
Remarks
Glowing light blue to almost white.. Thought it was a trail from a jet glowing from the moon until it started to fragment into multiple pieces and grow brighter.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
toward the end it pulsated. and faded quickly
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it broke into up to 10+ pieces as it flew slowly across the sky. gaining speed as it fell.
