I was driving when I saw the fireball. I had seen a glimpse of an earlier one of similar Magnitude around 840 as well. I'm not sure of exact times we are estimating based on location and travel times.
Location
Address
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Latitude
35° 3' 49.81'' N (35.063836°)
Longitude
109° 46' 21.53'' W (-109.772647°)
Elevation
1754.169556m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-04-16 21:10 MST
UT Date & Time
2024-04-17 04:10 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
226°
Moving
Facing azimuth
239.19°
First azimuth
290.25°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
234.25°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing train not smoke that disappeared relatively quickly
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right before horizon it flashed but stayed in one piece and stayed glowing
