NUFORC Sighting 41225

Occurred: 2004-12-21 21:10 Local
Reported: 2004-12-21 21:33 Pacific
Duration: Seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Wenatchee, WA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

Large shooting star over eastern sky

While leaving a Christmas party (where neither I or my husband consumed alcohol), I looked to the eastern skyline and saw a shooting star larger than I have ever seen in my life. It loked as if it had perhaps entered the atmosphere. The head was colorful, purple and green. The tail was yellowish like a "normal" shooting star. I exclaimed my amazement, and my husband looked up in time to see the tail end of the streak. I came home and checked the news to see if anything had crashed, but apparently not. I love watching meteor showers, but this was like nothing I have ever seen in my life.

Posted 2005-01-11