I have looked through a telescope towards the sky on a few occasions. Not sure if that counts as experience. SEEING THIS EVENT WAS AWESOME!
Location
Address
Surprise, AZ
Latitude
33° 38' 10.85'' N (33.636347°)
Longitude
112° 18' 35.75'' W (-112.30993°)
Elevation
352.894m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-02 03:48 MST
UT Date & Time
2016-06-02 10:48 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
123°
Moving
Facing azimuth
9.37°
First azimuth
78.59°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
97.38°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was sitting by the pool facing north. Initially I heard a crack (like a whip) that is what made me turn my head(east). Then I heard a loud boom (like the boom of a firework on the 4th of July) the whole eastern part of the sky was lit up. then I heard a hiss that's when the actual fireball came into my vision. It was huge, it seemed very close (like 2 or 3 miles) and it had what looked like a wide tail. When it disappeared I could see the moon (it was just a sliver) further in the distance but at the same level on the horizon. It (the fireball) was the most spectacular thing I have ever witnessed. I just sat there in amazement for the longest time.
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The boom was loud and the sky lit up in mostly a pinkish lavender color, with some pale orange and pale yellow
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The only flash I saw was just before the fireball appeared in my vision. It was very bright and lit up the eastern part of the sky. It did not seem very far away. Almost like it was in my zip code area.
