Observer | |
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Name | Gary W |
Experience Level | 1/5 |
Remarks | I only saw the flash on the ground (not the sky) and then observed the smoke trail, so I was able to determine which way it was traveling. |
Location | |
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Address | Tucson, AZ |
Latitude | 32° 22' 55.92'' N (32.382201°) |
Longitude | 111° 7' 43.79'' W (-111.12883°) |
Elevation | 639.435974m |
Time and Duration | |
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Local Date & Time | 2015-09-06 23:40 MST |
UT Date & Time | 2015-09-07 06:40 UT |
Duration | ≈1.5s |
Direction | |
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Moving direction | From down left to up right |
Descent Angle | 84° |
Moving | |
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Facing azimuth | 157.36° |
First azimuth | - |
First elevation | - |
Last azimuth | - |
Last elevation | - |
Brightness and color | |
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Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
Color | White |
Concurrent Sound | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | Like a phssst - almost like a an explosive puff. |
Delayed Sound | |
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Observation | No |
Remarks | - |
Persistent train | |
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Observation | Yes |
Duration | 15s |
Length | 10° |
Remarks | the garage wall prevented me from seeing the projectory, but the entire neighborhood suddenly lit up like the sun was shining. It scared the liver out of me! I then saw what appeared to be a smoke trail in the sky that lasted about 15 seconds. |
Terminal flash | |
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Observation | Yes |
Remarks | as described above, a quick flash explosion as if someone had taken a flash photo with a super powerful camera. everything at our end of the street was completely visible, even though it was pitch black outside. I honestly thought a meteor was about to hit the ground. |
Fragmentation | |
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Observation | Unknown |
Remarks | - |