Reports Report 1115c (Event 1115-2012)

Observer
Name Don F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks Largest and brightest object I can recall seeing
Location
Address Phonenix, AZ
Latitude 33° 42' 8.81'' N (33.702448°)
Longitude 112° 10' 11.12'' W (-112.169756°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-08-10 21:15 PDT
UT Date & Time 2012-08-11 04:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 275.79744°
First azimuth 264.64446°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 289.6948°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color Brilliant white
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks Driving with car window shut
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 30°
Remarks Brilliant white fireball with very bright glowing train...bright white to perhaps white gold sensed edged with sparkler like green blue perhaps other color, especially around fireball as it exploded/ended - not a dramatic/large explosion
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks As previously described...sparkler-like fragments in/edging trail and especially around fireball I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON 51st at the time and caught out of corner of eye over left shoulder and at direction previously described...could easily have been more than 30 degrees
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -