Reports Report 942a (Event 942-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gloria S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I guess I would have to say the size...and the clarity of the fireball and train. SO UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Phoenix, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 30' 43.96'' N (33.512212°) |
| Longitude | 112° 2' 42.98'' W (-112.045272°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-30 20:50 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-31 03:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈4s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 25° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 20° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | fire=mix yellow, orange, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Was driving along street...with window open...quiet street..not one single sound. Am very familiar with the boom sounds and airplane sounds since the airport is nearby. IT just \"quietly\" zipped across the sky. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | fireball size = baseball size held up front of me..& compare to size I see in sky. Initial color..head of ball...yellow...then red/orange colors into flame w/ more yellow (flame distance would be approx. fist to midway up to elbow.....then into whitish trail very visible across sky above me..which would be longer than fist to length of arm...definitely longer.. I know I caught my breath the whole time. The \"smoky tail\" of the whole sighting didn\'t really start dissipating until the fireball disappeared out of sight...sw direction above me. I saw a very similar one from same geographical area, late summer /early fall, 2010..went high across Northeast sky and disappeare into the NE...N sky going downwards....only approx 2 sec. sighting, then. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Neither....the firey ball simply disappeared well above horizon in S. SW skies...like something swallowed it up.....at least 80 degrees. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |