Reports Report 4310fa (Event 4310-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The first awareness of the fireball was directly overhead as it lit the night sky for about 2 seconds. The light was as intense as a lightening strike, but was steady and lit up the entire forest in the immediate area in which we were camped. It quickly arc'd and the light was extinguished as the fireball disappeared over the horizon. Two explosions followed about 30 seconds later. I am keenly interested in knowing if there was a meteor event, or if this description has a common explanation. This was not at all like a shooting star or like a comet. First impressions were that a helicopter was hovering overhead with extremely bright lights, however, no sounds accompanied the light or the arcing glowing fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , AZ |
| Latitude | 34° 34' 52.27'' N (34.581187°) |
| Longitude | 110° 53' 56.44'' W (-110.89901°) |
| Elevation | 2080.076m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-14 21:30 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-15 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 234° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 312.29° |
| First azimuth | 325.7° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 262.35° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball completely lit up the night sky (like lightening) and lasted about 2 seconds as it arc'd and disappeared across the horizon from directly overhead. Two explosions similar to the kind one hears from mining operations followed about 30 seconds after the fireball disappeared from view. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |