This was as clear and memorable as anything worth remembering in my life. I don’t believe I got the location perfect but close enough.
Location
Address
Snowmass, CO
Latitude
39° 13' 38.6'' N (39.227389°)
Longitude
106° 55' 22.65'' W (-106.922958°)
Elevation
2400.169434m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-08-30 17:10 MDT
UT Date & Time
2019-08-30 23:10 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
15°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
6.99°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
40°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-
Remarks
Came straight down not across. Silver w sunglasses on. Bright ball on bottom then broke w space thick strand space then thinner strand then thinner behind trails behind then all went behind a cloud. Very clear and bright. Couldn’t miss it. Another person saw it too.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright ball at bottom with tail. Space Thicker strand then space strand followed was thinner followed by thinner. Then all went behind cloud . Very clear day otherwise. Very easy to see bright object .
