I have never seen such a site. Large fireball was such a amazing experience but then to see 3 more breaking off the first was surreal. I was concerned with what happens to area if they reached the earth. It appeared they remained lit up brightly until they hit the mountain.
Location
Address
phoenix, AZ
Latitude
33° 49' 12.28'' N (33.820078°)
Longitude
111° 59' 23.69'' W (-111.989913°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-01-08 20:00 MST
UT Date & Time
2011-01-09 03:00 UT
Duration
?
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
77°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
-1°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
orange,white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
long triangluar bright orange train followed the 4 sitings. The original siting broke off 3 seperate times and remained lit up until meeting with mountain towards Cave Creek area.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
there was 3 fragments that produced large orange fire with tails. They fell right to left and then appeared to fall straight down. They remained lit up until it met with mountain.
