Never in my 55 years have I witnessed a object entering the atmosphere that lasted so long and went nearly horizon to horizon. My wife and I literally watched and talked about it as it passed overhead. It really looked more like what I would imagine a reentry vehicle to look like. I told her to listen as it passed directly overhead and we heard a distinct hiss, and watched it go to the north and disappear behind the trees.
Location
Address
Pueblo, CO
Latitude
38° 15' 20.32'' N (38.255645°)
Longitude
104° 28' 54.21'' W (-104.481726°)
Elevation
1396.833252m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-09-02 22:00 MDT
UT Date & Time
2014-09-03 04:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
187.19°
First elevation
32°
Last azimuth
1.67°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Oscillated white to yellow orange as it passed overhead
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
a faint hiss as it passed
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
looked very much like a comet trail and the trail color oscillated with the color of the object
