Just the amount of time was long. Long enough for me to telll my wife look look look and her still have time turn around and see it still falling and break apart. I have seen a couple others on long night drives but none this long or have a tail that lasted for minutes.
Location
Address
Loma, CO
Latitude
39° 11' 44.24'' N (39.195621°)
Longitude
108° 48' 33.21'' W (-108.809225°)
Elevation
1378.009m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-06-09 20:45 MDT
UT Date & Time
2018-06-10 02:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
14°
Moving
Facing azimuth
294.95°
First azimuth
304.17°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
285.29°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
45°
Remarks
The train stayed for a few minutes not seconds was a bright blue color and began to zigzag. The ball had broke off into three pieces the trail stopped just about where they spilt.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into three big pieces form their singular bright yellow glow with a big white flash and then pieces went to a red.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A bright yellow ball flashed welder white. Then broke into 3 pieces and went to a glowing red
