I've always wanted to see a fireball, so it was exciting to see one finally that wasn't from a video online. After looking at a lot of the pending reports, it looks like quite a lot of people in southern arizona saw it.
Location
Address
Paradise Valley, AZ
Latitude
33° 33' 26.86'' N (33.557462°)
Longitude
111° 58' 30.94'' W (-111.975261°)
Elevation
434.099884m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-05-12 21:45 MST
UT Date & Time
2014-05-13 04:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
173.36°
First azimuth
161.41°
First elevation
10°
Last azimuth
179.5°
Last elevation
6°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
-
Remarks
There was a glowing trail that faded out after about a second or so
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started as a normal "shooting star," then suddenly got much much brighter for about a second or two then faded out
