I have never seen anything like this, it literally took my breath away!
Location
Address
Marana, AZ
Latitude
32° 26' 8.85'' N (32.435793°)
Longitude
111° 4' 49.35'' W (-111.080374°)
Elevation
796.299255m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-09-02 19:31 MST
UT Date & Time
2023-09-03 02:31 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
71°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
12°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
335°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Blue, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
I don't know the degree of the train. It was small then got larger as it followed the light streak, then the ball. Once the ball "exploded" the trail fizzled right after.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At first I thought it was a shooting star but then it developed into a very bright white streak then turned into a white ball with a trail behind it. Then the ball looked like it exploded with a bright radiant flash right before it fizzled out. Then the trail fizzled. It looked so close on the horizon, almost like the exploding ball was going to hit before it finished explodomg. I thought it was going to hit the ground.
