That was really cool. I really though there had been an accident of a space vehicle of some kind. It was very far away I am sure. Likely over Northern CA.
Location
Address
, OR
Latitude
42° 7' 11.64'' N (42.119901°)
Longitude
122° 3' 33.18'' W (-122.059216°)
Elevation
1185.588257m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-12-19 17:32 PST
UT Date & Time
2018-12-20 01:32 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
338°
Moving
Facing azimuth
196.51°
First azimuth
194.99°
First elevation
28°
Last azimuth
180.97°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
8°
Remarks
I saw the train first, it was bright white and very thick. I thought likely a satellite had fallen from orbit. Then it exploded in green and looked like a Christmas ornament. It just lingered there and began misshaping like a contrail. Then I went behind mountains. It was there for the 5-7 minutes I was driving.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a green star Christmas ornament. tall above and below short on the sides. Not pointed arms though, they were rounded. Happened very quickly.
