Reports Report 8424a (Event 8424-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Natalie K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving along a dark mountain road from Denver towards Bear Lake in Rocky Mtn National Park. I was not far from the parks border on a highway with mountains in front of me and to the side, with a stone wall on my left side. It was too dark to really know where I was, but I saw the fireball briefly enter my field of vision and fall behind the saddle of the mountains directly in front of me. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Estes Park, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 26' 7.64'' N (40.435455°) |
| Longitude | 105° 44' 17.71'' W (-105.738253°) |
| Elevation | 3295.454102m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-02 03:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-02 09:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 223° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 299.64° |
| First azimuth | 315.9° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 302.83° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |