American Meteor Society

Reports Report 5858a (Event 5858-2018)

Observer
Name Martha C
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was quick and freaked me out enough that I question if I actually saw it. It was like fire in the sky, then vanished. I actually didn’t say anything to anyone and had a friend come over talking about people seeing things last night. Which made it real. It was so quick. When it happened I said out loud WHAT WAS THAT! My son said what? I didn’t know what to say and not scare him.
Location
Address Hillrose, CO
Latitude 40° 20' 35.59'' N (40.34322°)
Longitude 103° 25' 24.39'' W (-103.423443°)
Elevation 1301.94397m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-12-20 07:32 MST
UT Date & Time 2018-12-20 14:32 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 298°
Moving
Facing azimuth 37.13°
First azimuth 41.23°
First elevation 45°
Last azimuth 36°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright Red vanishing within seconds
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -