Reports Report 3979c (Event 3979-2026)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Karl F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There was heavy cloud cover at the time, and thunderstorms to the East (this was to the West) No lightning to the North, West, or South for at least 3 hours on either side of the event. Lightning to the East was 20+ miles away for at least an hour on either side of event. Last frame the bolide is visible you can see the fading bolide and faint trail. Two other reports of this event are 20 miles away to the Northwest. Timestamp on video is correct (+/- about a second), Time is set with NIST server every 24 hours. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Elizabeth, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 20' 52.07'' N (39.347796°) |
| Longitude | 104° 39' 7.95'' W (-104.652209°) |
| Elevation | 2059.09375m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-01 23:52 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-02 05:52 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 159° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 290° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 299° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | Only visible on the last frame that the bolide was visible as fading, due to heavy cloud cover. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2 very distinct, very bright flashes followed by rapid fading. |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |