The moon was roughly due south at the time and 88% illuminated. Fireball was bright enough for me to see a flash on the ground around me despite the moons illumination. Fireball looked like a streak with a white center and electric blue edges. Smoke train was illuminated by moonlight and observable for roughly 60-90 seconds. ***IMAGE ROTATED 90 degrees COUNTERCLOCKWISE when uploaded with no option to correct*** Image was captured using an iPhone 15 Pro Max at roughly 3.6x zoom with 3.4 seconds of exposure.
Photo
Location
Address
Tucson, AZ
Latitude
32° 16' 38.27'' N (32.277297°)
Longitude
110° 52' 17.57'' W (-110.871548°)
Elevation
772.827m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-07-03 03:43 MST
UT Date & Time
2026-07-03 10:43 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
140°
First azimuth
135°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
155°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
15°
Remarks
Train was very sharp at moment of incident and the same shape and length of observed flash. Image provided was taken between 5 and 10 seconds after flash. Train dissipated fairly quickly moving in same direction as object but was faintly visible after 60 seconds. Image provided rotated 90deg counterclockwise when uploaded. Stars are visible in the background, the elongated point of light was a moving satellite.
