this was between three and 8 seconds and was not a normal falling start that i normally experience. My wife was briefly frightened by the experience. We were headed to the airport.
Location
Address
Santa Fe, NM
Latitude
35° 31' 41.84'' N (35.528289°)
Longitude
106° 9' 21.85'' W (-106.156069°)
Elevation
1868.971802m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-08 04:42 MDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-08 10:42 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
233.64°
First azimuth
271.73°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
321°
Last elevation
82°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Blue, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
look like a chunk of light wavering for a second and then the sky went white for a tenth of a second like an atomic explosion but I did not hear any sound and we did not have the radioi on