I've seen many meteors in my time and this was the most impressive. It looked closer than anything I'd ever seen before, lasted longer, and flew more horizontally across the sky than any meteor I had ever seen.
Location
Address
Boulder, CO
Latitude
39° 58' 22.58'' N (39.972938°)
Longitude
105° 16' 21.57'' W (-105.272659°)
Elevation
1758.171753m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-06-05 21:20 MDT
UT Date & Time
2014-06-06 03:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
78.92°
First azimuth
100.49°
First elevation
24°
Last azimuth
51.71°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After long bright trail, fireball almost disappeared and then reappeared even brighter before terminating.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I don't know that I saw fragmentation at the end but the entire time it looked like it was disintegrating. It almost looked like a firework it was sparkling so much.
