Was an incredible sight!! I see several fireballs every year driving a truck at night between El Paso and Tucson, but this was by far the biggest, brightest and best I have seen.
Location
Address
Willcox, AZ
Latitude
32° 18' 54.15'' N (32.315041°)
Longitude
109° 47' 16.07'' W (-109.787798°)
Elevation
1309.126831m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-01-11 02:19 MST
UT Date & Time
2025-01-11 09:19 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
230°
Moving
Facing azimuth
215.81°
First azimuth
255.63°
First elevation
67.5°
Last azimuth
180.71°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Green, Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Brightness increased, then turned orange before exploding and fragmenting
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Green glow became very bright, then turned orange and exploded into several smaller pieces and what looked like one or two larger pieces.
