Reports Report 1015ax (Event 1015-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cassandra D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was not the only one to see this. My entire family of 6 others saw it, as well as people that I have connected with on https://www.facebook.com/3TVPhoenix. People at softball games, football games, people walking at night, and others just watching it briefly. A lot of people saw this, and a lot of people are curious to find out what it was. Some say they saw it from Maricopa, others saw from Yuma. Someone in Prescott Valley, AZ saw it at 7:45pm, also heard a person say they saw an orange one in Mesa, AZ at approximately 9:20pm. Maybe multiples? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Phoenix, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 38' 26'' N (33.640555°) |
| Longitude | 112° 7' 52.17'' W (-112.131159°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-14 19:45 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-15 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 221.0233° |
| First azimuth | 223.32519° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 180.5305° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White in center, blue out |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing orange train following bright meteor, lasted approximately 10+ seconds, no real changes except the farthest end from the meteor began fading at approximately the 10 degrees to possibly 15 degrees mark. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I do not remember seeing a flash. The bright light just started fading, and it looked like it split into 2 different smaller particles, and were very dim compared to the extreme brightness of this meteor. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |