Just incredibly awesome and out of sheer coincidence I saw it. Amazing to witness and see the massive smoke trail over the mountains as dusk settled in. Things a country boy from Indiana couldn’t imagine seeing in life. Obviously the end of that objects existence, but amazing.
Location
Address
Colorado Springs, CO
Latitude
38° 56' 15.26'' N (38.937572°)
Longitude
104° 47' 49.99'' W (-104.797219°)
Elevation
1956.078613m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-02-07 18:12 MST
UT Date & Time
2019-02-08 01:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
178°
Moving
Facing azimuth
255.64°
First azimuth
260.33°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
256.65°
Last elevation
47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
It was a red streak going straight down to the right of Pikes Peak then blew up and was a bright flash
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
Basically very long. Looked 10 times wider than a contrail. Started drifting and forming an S after a few minutes.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Just a red streak and then it blew up and was light yellow to white. Awesome
