American Meteor Society

Reports Report 980bn (Event 980-2020)

Observer
Name Beverly G
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks When I first saw the fire ball come into my view i was driving to work. The fire ball was on my left side (Driver Side) of my car. Within seconds, it was right in front of my car within 100'. My first thought was a firework was being launched. So when I came up to the stop light at the intersection of Alma School and Riggs Rd, I kept looking in my rear view mirror to see if a resident was actually firing off fireworks. When i returned home and was watching the news. They reported meteors being sited over the Phoenix skies. Now I doubt that it was fireworks, but actually a small meteor at its last moment before hitting the ground or burning up right before it hit the ground. I am going to walk the right side of the street to see if I can find any evidence of a meteor. I am an armature sky gazer. Always looking up into the stars.
Location
Address Sun Lakes, AZ
Latitude 33° 12' 42.38'' N (33.211773°)
Longitude 111° 51' 29.7'' W (-111.85825°)
Elevation 367.243591m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-02-26 05:30 MST
UT Date & Time 2020-02-26 12:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 358.77°
First azimuth 356.72°
First elevation 1°
Last azimuth 358.05°
Last elevation 1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -30
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 10°
Remarks when the fire ball disappeared, the streak dissipated with in a second
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -