Reports Report 463a (Event 463-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was watching the Rodeo, but when it came in to site, I did notice that it was the largest, longest lasting and closest to hitting the ground that I EVER SAW!!! I grabbed my boyfriends attention and he was able to catch the end of it falling, he thought it lasted about 6 seconds, but I saw it before him and it took him a bit to hear me and then look. So I figured it must have gone about 12 seconds from the time I started to see it. Hope this helps & thank you all for your studies! :) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | cottonwood, AZ |
| Latitude | 34° 43' 44.7'' N (34.729084°) |
| Longitude | 112° 0' 52.51'' W (-112.014585°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-30 19:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-05-01 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.14372° |
| First azimuth | 4.31307° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 353.1793° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | White yellow red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was at the Verde Valley Fair Rodeo, and all I could hear was loud music, kids screaming from the rides and the Rodeo announcer. I could barely hear Rodeo announcer over the fair noise. If it was just a falling star...It was the BIGGEST I ever saw! |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | It appeared that a 3 seconds smokey trail with a red tail, followed and dissipated. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I just saw a much larger than normal fireball that appeared like it was going to land on the ground. Kind of freaky. Just looked as if someone hurled a big glowing fireball from the sky, then it dissipated just before hitting the ground, with a faint smokey red tail for about 3 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |