This appeared to be really close to where myself and my friend were watching from. It appeared to come in just over the Tucson mountains to the nw of us and I thought it was a plane coming in at first. Then we thought maybe it was a missile or fireworks as it lit up the sky and went through a small cloud. At one point I thought it was going to hit somewhere near where we were sitting but it was to the nw of us very low and it fragmented before hitting the ground but not very high up. That is the closest I can ever remember to being to one of these fireballs!
Location
Address
Tucson, AZ
Latitude
32° 14' 14.96'' N (32.237488°)
Longitude
111° 1' 19.88'' W (-111.022189°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-14 19:45 MDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-15 02:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
303.76179°
First azimuth
319.10343°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
287.82001°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
orange, white, blue, gree
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like a number of pieces busted up in fragmentation at the end, maybe 7 large pieces.
