I was driving home when I saw it and anyone looking that direction would have seen it. It was so bright & The explosion so big that I was debating whether it was an aircraft or a meteor
Location
Address
Lone Tree, CO
Latitude
39° 33' 29.99'' N (39.558331°)
Longitude
104° 54' 21.78'' W (-104.906049°)
Elevation
1768.393311m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-02-07 18:15 MST
UT Date & Time
2019-02-08 01:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
232.8°
First azimuth
238.42°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
245.83°
Last elevation
17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
15°
Remarks
Zig-zag smoke trail that lasted like 3 minutes
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like an explosion
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fragmentation looked like fingers that went out from the explosion
