It was the most spectacular phenomenon I've ever seen in the night sky.
Location
Address
Port Townsend, WA
Latitude
48° 7' 11.67'' N (48.119907°)
Longitude
122° 45' 49.5'' W (-122.763751°)
Elevation
43.141144m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-03-25 21:05 PDT
UT Date & Time
2021-03-26 04:05 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
88°
Moving
Facing azimuth
149.08°
First azimuth
161.28°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
112.82°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
30s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
It was larger orange balls with a continuous tail of small fragmented orange balls traveling west to east. As it disappeared behind the trees I ran up south 1/2 block on Tyler St to see dissapate.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was larger orange balls with a continuous tail of small fragmented orange balls