I have never seen anything like this in my life. My wife and a friend were with me and also witnessed this event. It was so bright that my wife thought it was the moon at first. I feel very lucky to have seen this.
Location
Address
Jefferson, CO
Latitude
39° 24' 6.67'' N (39.401854°)
Longitude
105° 43' 54.04'' W (-105.731678°)
Elevation
3106.269287m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-05-31 22:15 MDT
UT Date & Time
2024-06-01 04:15 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
260°
First azimuth
282.92°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
188.32°
Last elevation
35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
first appeared to look like a star with a bright glowing cloud around it. It then disappeared for about 3 seconds before reappearing looking like a star with a crescent shaped glow at the front. It then exploded into multiple steams of light that lasted about 2 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very quick switching from a crescent shaped object into multiple streams of light.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It exploded into multiple steams of light that disappeared within a couple seconds. At first I wondered if it was the aurora borealis from a solar storm but then realized it wasn't that.
