Was driving home along the alleyway behind our condo. Noticed something bright (but out of view of my windshield. Fireball came into view for about 1-2 seconds. Seemed rather large and round probably about 1/2 the size of the moon, probably as bright as the 1/4 moon. There was some fragmentation that disappeared rather quickly. It didn't seem to be moving as fast a meteors from a meteor shower. It faded out without a burst of light. No associated sound and disappeared around 30-45 degrees above the horizon.
Location
Address
Sun City, AZ
Latitude
33° 36' 14.24'' N (33.603956°)
Longitude
112° 16' 17.99'' W (-112.271665°)
Elevation
348.783m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-10-28 22:28 MST
UT Date & Time
2017-10-29 05:28 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
178°
Moving
Facing azimuth
290.82°
First azimuth
294.64°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
294.41°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A little bit of streaming, almost looked like a bright firework before it faded away abruptly. The fragmentations lost brightness as soon as they streamed off.
