Its somewhere near cochiti lake... wish I had made a stronger mental note of the exact mile maker... but i can tell you I have lived in NM all my live and never seen anything like it!!
Location
Address
cochiti, NM
Latitude
35° 29' 22.84'' N (35.489678°)
Longitude
106° 15' 39.79'' W (-106.261053°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-12-31 20:15 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-01-01 03:15 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
221.98735°
First azimuth
103.51017°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
294.39039°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Bight blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
had my radio on sadly... I was amazed
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
10s
Length
30°
Remarks
it was hugh and very bright....surrounding it was bright blue and the train was bright blue extending back at least 15 to 20 feet or more... then the train turned to gold.... it was at least 4xs the size of a falling star
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
it came form my left and stay completely in tacked until it hit the ground.
