Reports Report 511ab (Event 511-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sean G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Although I am not any kind of avid astronomer, my brother was a PhD astrophysicist who worked for Johns Hopkins University and NASA, so I probably have more experience than most people. I was also trained to perform surveillance in the military during the cold war. I am not the kind of person who believes in aliens and such nonsense, or gets overly excited about objects moving in the sky. This was one of the brightest fireballs I have seen in my life. The object moved too quickly for me to take a video, but it was visible long enough that I had my phone out of my pocket. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Buckeye, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 28' 10.32'' N (33.469533°) |
| Longitude | 112° 30' 54.79'' W (-112.51522°) |
| Elevation | 347.573944m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-31 19:25 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-01 02:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 299.84° |
| First azimuth | 322° |
| First elevation | 61° |
| Last azimuth | 260° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw a small flash followed by a debris trail continuing in the original direction for a bit, possibly three or four small fragments of the original object. The original object appeared very large and bright, after the flash it quickly faded and dissipated, almost appearing like a small smoke trail in the sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to break into at least three or four smaller bits, but these quickly faded into darkness and disappeared. |