Reports Report 629x (Event 629-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jacob R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm an Aeronautical Engineer, so it wasn't a plane or air event, however, it is conceivable it was space debris, due to the way it broke up. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tucson, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 12' 22.24'' N (32.206177°) |
| Longitude | 110° 57' 12.59'' W (-110.953496°) |
| Elevation | 742.501465m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-02-04 20:07 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-02-05 03:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 285° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | A large meteorite, with a trail made up of particulate burning off of the meteorite, small chunks, ultimately culminating in a large grouping of particulate visible for 1-2 seconds until burnoff |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A continuous sparking look, culminating in a complete break, terrible timing, but seems akin to the Columbia break up, sparks, then large chucks for 1-2 seconds |