This was by far the brightest and closest I've ever been to anything like this! I thought my LED cams had gone hay wire!
Location
Address
Aurora, CO
Latitude
39° 42' 28.35'' N (39.71°)
Longitude
104° 50' 10.78'' W (-104.84°)
Elevation
1689.64m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-10-03 04:30 MDT
UT Date & Time
2021-10-03 10:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
266°
Moving
Facing azimuth
165°
First azimuth
175°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
120°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Clean bright White-- like LED White! I could see every leaf on the trees for a second. It wasn't just one flash either I saw 3. (pause) . didn't see a ball or a trajectory just an overhead light as if from the east street. I was fac
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
maybe. Only saw the flashes obliquely from the kitchen window, I did see more than one flash. Flash-- a very brief pause- then another 2 bright flashes. Then dark again. My security cam had died and didn't catch it. Darn it!