This bright green light at first sight appeared to be a shooting star to me. It was off in the distance past Mt. hood, toward Portland area. It was small from my view but seemed to fall in an arch and then disappeared behind the mountain. I later read in the Oregonian that several people reported sightings of the same object down the willamette valley and central Oregon areas.
Location
Address
Goldendale, WA
Latitude
45° 42' 37.46'' N (45.710406°)
Longitude
120° 41' 49.1'' W (-120.696972°)
Elevation
57.848m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-21 20:15 PST
UT Date & Time
2011-09-22 03:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
55°
Moving
Facing azimuth
267.13°
First azimuth
271.06°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
255.66°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
The train was contained mostly white sparkly looking objects with some other colors perhaps yellow and orange mixed in. This train was following a bright green light that appeared to fall in an arch. I thought it was a shooting star at first sight.
