Only twice in my life have I seen a fireball. Both times they were visible burning up low on the horizon. First time was orange in color, this time was brilliant white. Wow! So cool.
Location
Address
Whitefish, MT
Latitude
48° 23' 45.18'' N (48.395883°)
Longitude
114° 20' 1.25'' W (-114.33368°)
Elevation
923.407349m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-07 00:12 MDT
UT Date & Time
2022-08-07 06:12 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
102°
Moving
Facing azimuth
161.28°
First azimuth
127.77°
First elevation
14°
Last azimuth
164.63°
Last elevation
11°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
You could see it burn up around the edges and get smaller and then suddenly it was entirely consumed and disappeared
