Reports Report 980ai (Event 980-2020)

Observer
Name George Y
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Surprise, AZ
Latitude 33° 37' 45.24'' N (33.629234°)
Longitude 112° 22' 4.54'' W (-112.367928°)
Elevation 368.319275m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-02-26 05:30 MST
UT Date & Time 2020-02-26 12:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 123°
Moving
Facing azimuth 88.46°
First azimuth 28.69°
First elevation 28°
Last azimuth 55.53°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -28
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks loud boom
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks The whole sky above me lit up like a lightning strike
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks After the sky lit up I observed a long trail and fragmentation from the object breaking apart in the atmosphere. The object appeared large due of the amount of fragmentation.