NUFORC Sighting 128815

Occurred: 2016-07-27 21:40 Local
Reported: 2016-07-27 22:13 Pacific
Duration: 90 seconds
No of observers: 4

Location: Tonopah, NV, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Emitted other objects, Changed Colo

Pinkish fireball that broke apart and changed color to a bluish on a smaller pc. 4 witnesses.

We saw a fireball come in from the SW moving to the NE, The object appeared pinkish in color and moved slower than any meteor I have ever observed. It broke apart and a piece of it was blue. We saw it aprox. 90 seconds.

NUFORC Note:

Chinese rocket re-entry. PD

Posted 2016-08-02