It was WAY brighter than Venus at its brightest and BY FAR the brightest object I've ever seen dashing across the sky. I have no idea how to compare its brightness to the moon due to the difference in sizes. Perhaps it was like 5 or 10 Venuses. It looked just like a burning fireworks shooting across the sky! There was still daylight. There were some high clouds and I tried to recall whether it appeared to pass under or over them, but I wasn't able to.
Location
Address
Albuquerque, NM
Latitude
35° 9' 19.38'' N (35.155384°)
Longitude
106° 30' 12.34'' W (-106.503428°)
Elevation
1810.60791m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-07-28 20:20 MDT
UT Date & Time
2020-07-29 02:20 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
357.38°
First azimuth
320.03°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
35.44°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
I don't remember, but at first I thought it was fireworks, I think I saw more than 1 color, although I'm not sure.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was standing near the base of an earthen dam and I lost sight of it as went over the dam, but just before I lost sight of it I saw 1 single fragment break off of it.
