Reports Report 2416d (Event 2416-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Keith E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | While facing west, the bright slow fireball flew westward sputtered and changed colors, I stammered and pointed and a friend facing north glimpsed the fire ball iand briefly persistent trail in his periphery and as he turned westward, agreeing it was a good one. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gilbert, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 19' 35.44'' N (33.326511°) |
| Longitude | 111° 47' 13.86'' W (-111.787182°) |
| Elevation | 380.266541m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-05-18 02:42 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-05-18 09:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Quickly dissipating, intermittent puffs of smoke as the fireball sputtered and changed colors |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |