The fire ball was bright blue and a great sight for the kids to see. It was angling down wards slowly in the same direction we were traveling east to west. As I stopped and looked over I watched it glow blue then break into red fragments. Best sight ever!!
Location
Address
Albany, OR
Latitude
44° 39' 45.84'' N (44.662732°)
Longitude
123° 10' 43.28'' W (-123.17869°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-01-05 19:30 PST
UT Date & Time
2012-01-06 03:30 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
222.12857°
First azimuth
-1°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Bright blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
7s
Length
12°
Remarks
Blue fading of at the end
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Watching the fireball for 5-7 seconds it split into a bunch of red fragments then disappeared
