Reports Report 3778a (Event 3778-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | D M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was looking up at night sky, which I do all the time, with field of observation East - South-West. The object came into view just shy of SSW (due to houses/trees) & lost view ( due to houses/trees) just shy of West. It first became visible approximately 1/3 of the way up (from ground level to looking straight up at the sky as the measure of its height initially in sight) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Tan Valley, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 9' 32.5'' N (33.159028°) |
| Longitude | 111° 32' 57.48'' W (-111.5493°) |
| Elevation | 457.947754m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-07-25 01:29 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-25 08:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 248° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 149.44° |
| First azimuth | 152.77° |
| First elevation | 38° |
| Last azimuth | 122.6° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Bright pasty white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A couple small pieces appeared very bright as they fragmenting/streaking off the tail side around the1- 2 o’clock position - looked like a slightly larger piece fragmented/streaked off around the 4 o’clock position. The main leading edge of the main object was very bright/rounded with a jellyfish/umbrella shaped snowy/foggy/blurry body. Upon initially seeing the object it took me 1-2 seconds to determine it wasn’t an aircraft or an aircraft breaking up |