American Meteor Society

Reports Report 3569a (Event 3569-2017)

Observer
Name Megan M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I was driving to Down Bethany home towards I-17 and to my left a huge orange like ball of fire was falling out of he sky like far away , maybe McDowell and the high avenues idk. The cars in front of me slowed down a bit too so they must've seen it . Needless to say I mouth breathed until I got home. I was shocked like it really shocked me I'm surprised I didn't hear on the news .
Location
Address Phoenix, AZ
Latitude 33° 31' 25.63'' N (33.523787°)
Longitude 112° 5' 26.98'' W (-112.090827°)
Elevation 351.181m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-10-04 20:10 MST
UT Date & Time 2017-10-05 03:10 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 100°
Moving
Facing azimuth 229.1°
First azimuth 205.56°
First elevation 39°
Last azimuth 256.4°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -