I was amazed it was so bright and we were in complete darkness that this caught my eye! I thought it was a shooting star but it was amazingly bright and fast. It was gone so quickly I didn't get a chance to tell my husband to look. When I saw the reports of this on TV I knew it had to be this that I saw. Note: the city, Carnation WA was new to me so I am not sure whether it was north or north east but it diffinitely traveled from left to right.
Location
Address
Carnation, WA
Latitude
47° 38' 52.36'' N (47.647879°)
Longitude
121° 54' 50.43'' W (-121.914007°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-13 20:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-14 03:30 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
45°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White, thought I saw a shooting star but bigger.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
Fragmentation was the tail or particles less bright in back as it traveled across the sky.
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
Bright ball with a tail but bright. Didn't appear smokey.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Fragmentation was the tail or particles less bright in back as it traveled across the sky.
