Reports Report 6792a (Event 6792-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daev F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I’m not an astronomer, but we live in the country. We have a telescope, and we know the difference between satellites, the space station, and meteors. This was quite unusual because it was bright and so persistent. It moved quickly much faster than an airplane going across the sky (and we live close to Boulder airport and Vance Brand airport - as well as Denver International) But again, my son is a pilot. I know airplanes and this was not an airplane - it was shaped more like a ball of flame and was bright orange. It covered a lot of territory in a very short amount of time. Because it made no sound my son and I suspected it was quite high up above the atmosphere. We have also launched weather balloons to high altitude so we know that to see something that high up, it was likely pretty large at least before fully breaking up, which we did not observe because it went behind the house. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Longmont, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 6' 29.15'' N (40.108098°) |
| Longitude | 105° 12' 11.42'' W (-105.203173°) |
| Elevation | 1570.447876m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-11-09 20:50 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-11-10 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 271.3° |
| First azimuth | 294.48° |
| First elevation | 29° |
| Last azimuth | 199.2° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Plume of smoke was gray, the fireball was orange. There were bits glowing in the tail as it moved quickly across the entire sky. The smoke was persistent long after the meteor (or whatever it was) was gone. It went from north somewhat parallel to the Rocky Mountain range, heading south. It was moving almost parallel to the ground and was sustained in the sky. I lost sight of it when it passed the house, but it was bright enough to assume it continued a long distance, especially as it made no sound. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were bright bits that were trailing the meteor ball, they were moving so consistently it looked as if it was “tethered” but was more likely bits coming off and trailing. |