Fireball report

Reports Report 4310fc (Event 4310-2017)

Observer
Name	Linda R
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	Yes. The next day or so after arriving in Albuquerque, I saw a video showing the meteorite above Phoenix. There are two lights in the sky in that video and I believe the second smaller light is the red glowing portion that I saw break off of the main yellow fireball.

Location
Address	Phoenix, AZ
Latitude	34° 0' 8.36'' N (34.002323°)
Longitude	112° 8' 1.39'' W (-112.13372°)
Elevation	614.054m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2017-11-14 20:26 MST
UT Date & Time	2017-11-15 03:26 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	114°

Moving
Facing azimuth	343.07°
First azimuth	341.49°
First elevation	25°
Last azimuth	157.59°
Last elevation	15°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-23
Color	Yellow, Red

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	As we were driving on Hwy 17 about 45 miles out of Phoenix, the hills and the road in the distance ahead of us lit up almost like daylight. The light got so bright we could see shadows as it seemed to pass above our vehicle and on the right. I immediately looked out the passenger window (my husband was driving) and in the sky very, very close to us and seemingly not very far above the hills was a huge yellow flaming fireball. I could actually see flaming on the front part. The back end was glowing bright red and suddenly broke off from the main part. The red glowing part appeared to be about a fourth or less the size of the yellow fireball. Both the yellow fireball and the red glowing portion continued moving to my right with the red glowing part following slightly behind the yellow flaming fireball and then suddenly disappeared out of view behind the hillside to my far back right. It was the most amazing sight!

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

As we were driving on Hwy 17 about 45 miles out of Phoenix, the hills and the road in the distance ahead of us lit up almost like daylight. The light got so bright we could see shadows as it seemed to pass above our vehicle and on the right. I immediately looked out the passenger window (my husband was driving) and in the sky very, very close to us and seemingly not very far above the hills was a huge yellow flaming fireball. I could actually see flaming on the front part. The back end was glowing bright red and suddenly broke off from the main part. The red glowing part appeared to be about a fourth or less the size of the yellow fireball. Both the yellow fireball and the red glowing portion continued moving to my right with the red glowing part following slightly behind the yellow flaming fireball and then suddenly disappeared out of view behind the hillside to my far back right. It was the most amazing sight!