I was in a car traveling, so some of the questions about the location relative to my position may not be accurate. The car was traveling about 40 mph. Thank you for making this submission possible.
Location
Address
Tucson, AZ
Latitude
32° 15' 1.79'' N (32.250498°)
Longitude
110° 54' 9.48'' W (-110.902632°)
Elevation
747.69635m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-12-21 22:41 MST
UT Date & Time
2012-12-22 05:41 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
121.06°
First azimuth
111.31°
First elevation
64°
Last azimuth
152.5°
Last elevation
39°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Blue, yellow, white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
5s
Length
-1°
Remarks
looked like a falling star but lasted much longer the train was glowing and very long
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
initially the flare was white, but then glowed blue, yellow then white again
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
just kind of fizzled out, but didn't see anything break away.
