Reports Report 501at (Event 501-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I don't remember the exact time. It was between 8 and 9 pm, so I noted it as 8:30 pm. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Crestone, CO |
| Latitude | 37° 57' 25.52'' N (37.957088°) |
| Longitude | 105° 41' 45.3'' W (-105.695918°) |
| Elevation | 2367.136m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-02-06 20:30 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-02-07 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 160° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It started as a fuzzy, very large yellow-orange looking star. Then it was too big, so I thought it was a plane. Then it was too big to be a plane and began moving west to south. Turned light blue. Train started as a streak, but turned triangular. Then it turned into a large rectangle. Then the whole thing disintegrated into a light blue cloud. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmented into a large blue cloud, which lasted another 20 seconds or so. |