Reports Report 1102w (Event 1102-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Janet M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving home in the dark and casually watching planes fly over the Mazatals.I was startled by this sudden burst, and at first thought a plane may have exploded. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fountain Hills, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 38' 19.49'' N (33.638748°) |
| Longitude | 111° 41' 59.68'' W (-111.69991°) |
| Elevation | 470.299072m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-02-25 20:33 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-02-26 03:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 10° |
| First azimuth | 30° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After about 2-3 sec, it split into 2 equal balls of light with separate tails and extinquished 1-2 sec later. I was driving north so my angles changed from start to finish, but the trajectory stayed at the same altitude for the duration, to my east and moving north. The ball was very round and the tail relatively short and thick. |