Reports Report 305h (Event 305-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristin M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We live at Cityscapes at the Views in Broomfield, Colorado. These homes have wide open rooftop terraces on the fourth floor, so great viewing opportunities. While I have seen sightings in the past from great distances, I have never seen anything like this so incredibly close to my house and other houses. It seemed less than 400 feet away (less than a football field) like I could reach up and make contact as it burned away (but it happened so fast so it was a crazy thing to see). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Broomfield, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 54' 45.72'' N (39.912699°) |
| Longitude | 105° 8' 51.54'' W (-105.147649°) |
| Elevation | 1758.243896m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-15 21:12 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-16 04:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 95° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 200° |
| First azimuth | 190° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 230° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Burning sound at the moment it turned bright blue (not light blue, just really bright blue!) |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I don't recall too much about the train, it happened so fast! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like a solid blue strip with a tear drop end, and then as it burned it looked more like grainy peppercorns, and then it dissolved and was gone! |