Reports Report 860z (Event 860-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cheri C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this. The huge blue ball seemed to have a glistening firey orange outline from about a 3 to 7 O'Clock position. There was a long and quite large white tail that protruded from about the 8 to 12 O'Clock position. It was visible for several seconds, the ball seemed to arc very slightly and slowly seeming to be starting to drop when it just disappeared completely. Then, about a full minute later, I saw another event just a bit north of where I had seen the fireball. In this one, a column of white light seemed to rise from the horizon upward to just about the height of where the fireball had vanished. It seemed to grow straight up, stayed in the sky for a 2-4 seconds and then vanished as if someone had turned off a light switch. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Latitude | 38° 56' 56.5'' N (38.949028°) |
| Longitude | 104° 48' 19.45'' W (-104.805402°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-20 12:47 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-20 18:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 348.00845° |
| First azimuth | 350.7003° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 350.5577° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | This is a second report to the one I filed noting a blue fire ball. The one I am currently describing occured approximately 1minute after seeing the fire ball. This one appeared as a column of white light that seemed to come from the ground UP. It grew straight up to about 40 degrees, stayed there for approximately 2 or more seconds, and then seemingly vanished. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |