I've seen two green fireballs at this same park. Different years. So I am familiar with the phenomenon of a larger meteor.
This was not green. It was fiery yellow orange. I would say a tiny bit more than 2 seconds?
I asked the two girls behind me if they saw it and they casually said yes and walked on. (The additional remark I have to make about that is ...really?! This was remarkable. The first I've seen like it. It was quite spectacular for not a particularly dark sky. Tucson is a dark sky city but I wasn't that far from homes. ) Thank you for collecting this data. When I'm done I'll look and see if anyone else reported.
Location
Address
Tucson, AZ
Latitude
32° 18' 58.44'' N (32.316233°)
Longitude
110° 48' 56.45'' W (-110.815681°)
Elevation
852.959473m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-10-22 18:33 MST
UT Date & Time
2024-10-23 01:33 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
252°
Moving
Facing azimuth
204.83°
First azimuth
220.59°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
206.68°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange yellow. Fire colored.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The terminal explosion was likened to a very hot coal in your barbecue when it falls apart. This seemed as though it got very hot and disintegrated but I could see it disintegrating much like a barbecue coal. I don't know what fragmentation is the next question. It all hung together with a very bright streak and then disintegrated at the terminal explosion.
