This was the most unusual sighting I've seen in 30 years of watching meteor showers
Location
Address
Bellingham, WA
Latitude
48° 41' 7.23'' N (48.69°)
Longitude
122° 29' 29.66'' W (-122.49°)
Elevation
4.9m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-08-20 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2022-08-21 06:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
272°
Moving
Facing azimuth
270°
First azimuth
300°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
213.13°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the path looked like a trail of moving ellipses in the sky, and the whole train vanished suddenly when it got into the southern most angle of view. I've seen hundreds of meteors and this was unlike anything I've ever seen. Multiple parties ran over to the location we saw it and confirmed their sighting of it as well. It was slow moving and took about 10 seconds from initial sighting until it vanished.
