I have been under a lot of starry skies and I have never seen anything like what happened tonight. I have a limited background in physics and would be very interested to know more about an event that I will remember forever.
Location
Address
Heber-Overgaard, AZ
Latitude
34° 24' 22.38'' N (34.406218°)
Longitude
110° 32' 43.73'' W (-110.545481°)
Elevation
2023.340576m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-07-06 23:10 MST
UT Date & Time
2015-07-07 06:10 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
89°
Moving
Facing azimuth
8.23°
First azimuth
335.5°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
45.27°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
12°
Remarks
The trail remained visible in the sky as a glow that dissipated uniformly. No part of the trail seemed to indicate that the object fragmented.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash had the brightness of a very close lightning strike. I believe I saw the object skirt the atmosphere while remaining entirely intact.
