Reports Report 1229a (Event 1229-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristen D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | When seeing an article today about a fireball in the UK yesterday, the video I saw looked identical to the fireball I saw fall last night from where I am in Arizona. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sahuarita, AZ |
| Latitude | 31° 57' 46.4'' N (31.962888°) |
| Longitude | 110° 43' 39'' W (-110.727499°) |
| Elevation | 1086.636108m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-02-28 20:43 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-03-01 03:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 147° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 75° |
| First azimuth | 75° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 80° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | A small blue streak started falling with a white trail behind it, and slowly exploded into the sky almost like a firework, only not. It flashed the brightest white, and blue before leaving a slight dust trail where it had been. Lasted about 20 seconds from the time I saw it to the time it was gone. I was driving looking rite at it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When the flash happens, it almost looked like it exploded in 3 directions at one time. 2 downward and one very lightning like bold outward/upward. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Like a firework, but not a massive power! Like a light ball that or something just exploded and kept the show going to the ground! |