Reports Report 638bd (Event 638-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jacob N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving in car with windows up, therefore no sound was heard, at first thought it was plane with landing lights until I saw flames, then it took a few seconds to make up my mind it was a meteor and not a plane on fire. I stopped my car at intersection to watch, it grew fainter until it slowly disappeared from site. I did not see it explode, it still seemed to be well above the ground when I lost site of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Englewood, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 34' 54.3'' N (39.581751°) |
| Longitude | 104° 53' 8.16'' W (-104.885599°) |
| Elevation | 1770.662964m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-11 05:57 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-11 11:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 0.84° |
| First azimuth | 44.51° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 285.52° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White, like airplane landing lights (I thought it was an airplane at first from Jeffco Airport), with orange tail and sparks (length ~15 x size of object) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The orange tail had small bits falling off the end of the tail, but these would disappear quickly once detached from tail, pieces were very small (1/10th size of bright object) |