I am NOT an astronomer, but I am an engineer with many years of physics and an interest in space and have a pretty good understanding of the solar system. What I saw did not look at all like it came down. It caught my eye at the start and I followed it for 5 - 7 seconds untill it winked out far to the west north west. It did not look any lower at the end than at the start. It looked very much like it skipped off the atmosphere and back out at the end. The fragment that broke off slowed curved downward sharply before it went out.
Location
Address
Scottsdale, AZ
Latitude
33° 46' 38.78'' N (33.777439°)
Longitude
111° 50' 18.33'' W (-111.838424°)
Elevation
827.877075m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-02-16 07:18 MST
UT Date & Time
2020-02-16 14:18 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
333.96°
First azimuth
16.8°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
293.94°
Last elevation
53°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Bright yellow/orange center with a very bluish green hue or halow around it
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Meteor went straight across the sky. I saw it pretty much from beginning to end. About halfway through a fragment broke off and arced downward. It lasted maybe a second & burned out.
