I have never seen a shooting star or meteor this big and bright before
Location
Address
Riverton, UT
Latitude
40° 29' 49.89'' N (40.497192°)
Longitude
111° 55' 59.84'' W (-111.933289°)
Elevation
1349.041138m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-30 21:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2021-05-01 03:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
181°
Moving
Facing azimuth
93.54°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
12°
Remarks
A smokey glowing train that had a minor zig zag at end of glow
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Big flash of light immediately around object hat
was approx 10 times bigger than any star in the sky. It shot straight down down perpendicular in a straight down direction from the sky to the earth with a brief smokey trail behind it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Some smokey zig zaggy material following the bright object
