I saw it in Orem. I was hitting range balls at Cascade (like to keep my self esteem in check). I just happened to look south and see it. Because of the lights and how bright it was, I for just a moment thought it was fireworks! It looked 'close' to me. It was a very pretty blue with a red tail with bright spots. I stood there for a good minute or two wondering if I imagined the whole thing. dave Jim Stitley wrote:
I was traveling south on Bangeter Hwy, and stopped at the light at 5400 South. At 7:45 pm MST, A HUGE bolide(?) came into my view. It was about 25-30 degrees above the southern horizon. Angle about 75-80 degrees off vertical heading west. There was a bright white trail, followed by a yellow-orange flare followed by a fine bright blue one. The entire duation was several seconds and all extinguished at about the same time. The distance from the end of the white trail to the blue fireball was appro. 4-5 moon diameters. Did any else see it??? It was very bright - I would say the white trails might have been -2 magnitude or brighter. It was an incredible display!!! Wonder if anyone caught on film by accident. Would be interested in whether anyone else saw it. Jim Stitley
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