I thought is was literally dropping into commencement bay, it looked that close.
Location
Address
Tacoma, WA
Latitude
47° 16' 43.31'' N (47.278698°)
Longitude
122° 29' 8.94'' W (-122.485817°)
Elevation
84.767m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-03-16 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time
2017-03-17 04:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
181°
Moving
Facing azimuth
89.93°
First azimuth
89.91°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
89.52°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Light Blue, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a bright flash then I noticed a bright slow dropping ball over the Eastern/North Eastern Horizon then faded into a bright thick line with a blue color at the end.
