The trail was headed from slightly south west, chandler area, to the north East towards globe or Apache junction area
Location
Address
Mesa, AZ
Latitude
33° 17' 54.34'' N (33.298429°)
Longitude
111° 38' 7.26'' W (-111.635351°)
Elevation
421.423645m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-02-26 05:35 MST
UT Date & Time
2020-02-26 12:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.4°
First azimuth
1.07°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
21.43°
Last elevation
60°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Dark Green, Green, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
Bright green trail with smoky look at the front once it looked like it exploded
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The was an initial bright green light that lit up the entire sky like a lightening storm. This cause me to look for it and I saw the trail last a second or two then the item in the front exploded causing a bright greenish light and a smoky shade around it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When I saw the front item explode it looked like there were smaller piece mixed in the smoky trail before it disappeared.
