Reports Report 1626a (Event 1626-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melba M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was beautiful |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tucumcari, NM |
| Latitude | 35° 8' 30.87'' N (35.141907°) |
| Longitude | 103° 49' 10.86'' W (-103.819683°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-31 21:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-01 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 249.09607° |
| First azimuth | 109.45653° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 291.90186° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue and Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | This was a glowing train that was very bright. One section of the fireball (front) was red and the back was a white blue. It was so bright, that I thought at first it was a firework display. It wasn\'t until Tuesday morning that I heard my staff talk about seeing it on the Navajo reservation in Chinle, AZ and in the Gallup, New Mexico area that I realized it was a fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | Since I was driving down the Interstate, I did not hear anything |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |