I am 66 years old. My wife and I were out for our morning walk when I first saw it and my wife saw it a 1/2 sec later. It is the very first time in my life that I ever saw anything as bright as this. I have seen falling stars and meteors but this was huge and bright. Truly amazing. We pray no one was hurt.
Location
Address
Chandler, AZ
Latitude
33° 19' 0.64'' N (33.316845°)
Longitude
111° 52' 4.53'' W (-111.867924°)
Elevation
366.176m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-02 03:57 MST
UT Date & Time
2016-06-02 10:57 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
134°
Moving
Facing azimuth
0.34°
First azimuth
65.09°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
75.92°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
It was moving extremely fast and tail appeared as a light yellow with the front of the projectile being a bit orange and white? I am sorry. It was very bright and was there for only a couple of seconds.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
30°
Remarks
The smoke trail was in the sky for a long time after the projectile disappeared. It was not a concentrated smoke trail like a contrail but much less concentrated almost transparent.
