I watched this glow for maybe 8 minutes wondering what it was. That's a LONG time and can't be a meteor. We live by NORAD and DIA and weird stuff happens out here. It was no "normal" plane if it was a man made plane. I thought maybe the brightest star I'd ever scene behind a thin cloud? Then maybe a crescent moon but the top of the cloud was so thick I only saw a piece of the bottom? Drove 12 miles pulled over finally and I live in the middle of nowhere and it is bright bright stars no city lights out here and saw it do this and watched every second. This was no meteor it was moving no faster then an airplane. Meteors are fast. This was something very very strange. It was the most amazing thing I've ever scene and we see a lot in the sky at this farm due to visibility. Started super bright and faded out red with the cloud still visible and like a shake of an etch a sketch... gone.
Location
Address
Anton, CO
Latitude
39° 51' 25.17'' N (39.856991°)
Longitude
103° 13' 24.5'' W (-103.223472°)
Elevation
1468.062m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-02-06 19:30 MST
UT Date & Time
2018-02-07 02:30 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
184°
First azimuth
270°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
154.19°
Last elevation
44°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
Light Blue, Orange, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
20°
Remarks
The train started small and triangular but kept getting bigger and bigger and formed a concave shape behind the light ball the spread out in a triangle. Then all of a sudden vanished as fast as it came. Looked like an illuminated thin cloud.
