I saw a meteor falling a couple of years ago in Casper going in about the same direction, but the one I saw this mourning was much larger and more colorful. It was still going in a downward dierction after it went over Casper Mountain. It was the largest one I have ever seen.
Location
Address
mills, WY
Latitude
42° 51' 27.36'' N (42.857601°)
Longitude
106° 23' 40.69'' W (-106.394637°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-01-01 06:24 MST
UT Date & Time
2015-01-01 13:24 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
started out bright white then turned green then white again before disappearing
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
4°
Remarks
Glowing train with small trail at first then longer then smaller before disappearing
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It lookedlike pieces were falling away from it within the trail and they disappeared quickly
