I once saw a huge bolide cruise just over the horizon in MN. This was more like a huge bright shooting star with flash and fizzle and a lot of little trailing parts and colors. It slams reminded me of a side ways firework but it was not.
Location
Address
Santa Fe, NM
Latitude
35° 42' 37.26'' N (35.71035°)
Longitude
105° 56' 39.72'' W (-105.944368°)
Elevation
2167.546631m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-07-28 20:58 MDT
UT Date & Time
2020-07-29 02:58 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
128°
Moving
Facing azimuth
89.19°
First azimuth
56.19°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
158.72°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Blue, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
glowing train that fizzled a little (not really sure about actual train length
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like an explosion . . . my son actually asked if it was plane crashing.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
after the flash bright different sized specks followed the bigger piece out front
