American Meteor Society

Reports Report 638du (Event 638-2015)

Observer
Name Phil T
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I have never seen anything like this and would not have have bother to report what 2 of us saw if I didn't think it was important and wanted to know what it was.. For a moment I thought it was a fast moving jet on fire. It had a fairly long tail and seemed to disappear in the direct of the mountains. It probably took 10 to 15 seconds to travel across the sky east to west. What a great experience.
Location
Address Johnstown, CO
Latitude 40° 20' 20.22'' N (40.338949°)
Longitude 104° 54' 44.83'' W (-104.912454°)
Elevation 1484.244995m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-03-11 06:00 MDT
UT Date & Time 2015-03-11 12:00 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 271°
Moving
Facing azimuth 354.42°
First azimuth 56.82°
First elevation 22°
Last azimuth 281.63°
Last elevation 33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -