Reports Report 1909a (Event 1909-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Allen G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The entire experience only lasted about 3-6 seconds max. It was bright enough that the entire sky lit up. I have yet to find any others who witnessed the light/fireball, but I do have other witnesses who heard the boom, which I'm guessing was the sound wave from the explosion. The light was somewhere between a soft white, a light blue, and a burning yellow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Surprise, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 43' 40.84'' N (33.72801°) |
| Longitude | 112° 26' 42.19'' W (-112.445052°) |
| Elevation | 446.518m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-30 23:30 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-31 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 73° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 38.37° |
| First azimuth | 295.51° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 327.28° |
| Last elevation | 73° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Almost exactly 3 minutes after the sighting and breaking apart of the object in the sky a loud boom was heard. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Originally the ground lit up like a full moon was out. Then I looked up to notice everything was actually glowing under a soft white light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Upon looking up and seeing the streaking fireball after only about 1 second, I saw it break apart into many tiny pieces. |