"Guesstimating" from my location it would appear that the object was very near to, or over Laramie or Cheyenne Wyoming. This was the second best one I've seen in my life as I also witnessed the August 1972 fireball from Provo Utah. Could you please let me know if there are any other reports of this object or if you are able to determine what it was? Thanks - Bart Ringer Riverton Wyoming Phone 1-307-856-6855 Email: mmringer@yahoo.com
Location
Address
Riverton, WY
Latitude
43° 1' 23.49'' N (43.023192°)
Longitude
108° 23' 34.81'' W (-108.393002°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-30 03:32 MDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-30 09:32 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
95.46703°
First azimuth
131.15304°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
91.80665°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Blue/white w/orange spark
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
n/a
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
6s
Length
7°
Remarks
Train changed from blue/white as it came off of the object to orange with sparks by the end. It also seemed to split and separate twice (Bolide?) during flight with the smaller pieces quickly disappearing and main object continuing on to disappaer just above the horizon. There was no apparent train visible after the main object disappeared.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Smaller pieces came off of the main object as it flew. It also appeared to separate twice during flight as larger pieces came off but everything that was shed quickly disappeared as the main object continued on.
