Brilliant object -5 magnitude or brighter traveling WNW and disappearing with unusual rapidity.
Brilliant white object traveling WNW at about 45 degrees above the horizon traveling in a WNW direction (300 degrees). Object was crystaline white and did not streak as much as simply vanish totally. Far brighter white than any meteors I've seen in the past; probably brighter than venus and did not seem to diminish in brightness before disappearing. There were scattered clouds in that area of the sky. Later the clouds parted and I estimate the location as just a little south of the tail of the big dipper. It did not travel more than 5 degrees before vanishing. Had in been a meteor, given the brillance (like a welders torch). Had it been a meteor, I would have expected it to continue on and reappear outside the area of scattered clouds and travelled several tens of degrees.
Brilliant white object traveling WNW at about 45 degrees above the horizon traveling in a WNW direction (300 degrees). Object was crystaline white and did not streak as much as simply vanish totally. Far brighter white than any meteors I've seen in the past; probably brighter than venus and did not seem to diminish in brightness before disappearing. There were scattered clouds in that area of the sky. Later the clouds parted and I estimate the location as just a little south of the tail of the big dipper. It did not travel more than 5 degrees before vanishing. Had in been a meteor, given the brillance (like a welders torch). Had it been a meteor, I would have expected it to continue on and reappear outside the area of scattered clouds and travelled several tens of degrees.
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Redmond
USA
2 seconds
2 seconds
47.67
-122.11
light
WA
Occurred : 7/27/2000 22:05 (Entered as : 07/27/00 22:05) Reported: 7/27/2000 22:49 Posted: 7/29/2000 Location: Redmond, WA Shape: Light Duration: 2 seconds
Brilliant object -5 magnitude or brighter traveling WNW and disappearing with unusual rapidity.