Colored light falls to Earth, then reverses course through sky
At 9:43 pm, as I drove north on Airport Road in Breckenridge, CO, I saw a large light falling from NE to SW through the Northern sky. The light fell predictably (as if it were a shooting star), but it changed colors from white to red to green. After the light fell below tree line, it reversed its course and came back up into the sky before it fell back to Earth again (it was pink in color). This reverse pattern is what leads me to believe it wasn't a meteor or comet. I drove along airport road looking for people who may have been shooting fireworks, but there is a fire ban in Breckenridge and this light action was seen along the highway where shooting fireworks would be quite risky. I couldn't find any people or any action of sorts.
At 9:43 pm, as I drove north on Airport Road in Breckenridge, CO, I saw a large light falling from NE to SW through the Northern sky. The light fell predictably (as if it were a shooting star), but it changed colors from white to red to green. After the light fell below tree line, it reversed its course and came back up into the sky before it fell back to Earth again (it was pink in color). This reverse pattern is what leads me to believe it wasn't a meteor or comet. I drove along airport road looking for people who may have been shooting fireworks, but there is a fire ban in Breckenridge and this light action was seen along the highway where shooting fireworks would be quite risky. I couldn't find any people or any action of sorts.
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Breckenridge
USA
10 seconds
10 seconds
39.48
-106.02
light
CO
Occurred : 7/16/2012 21:43 (Entered as : 07/16/12 21:43) Reported: 7/17/2012 12:03:38 PM 12:03 Posted: 8/5/2012 Location: Breckenridge, CO Shape: Light Duration: 10 seconds Characteristics: The object changed color
Colored light falls to Earth, then reverses course through sky