American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1851u (Event 1851-2021)

Observer
Name Tim M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks Yes. I'm a former meteorologist and trained on Doppler. I have an app that gives me Doppler loops for weather echoes. I immediately went to it and screen captured the target. There were no other echoes for hundreds of miles at the time, only some scattered Cirrus clouds. You may email me for those screenshots.
Location
Address Crown King, AZ
Latitude 34° 12' 53.97'' N (34.214992°)
Longitude 112° 20' 15.35'' W (-112.337596°)
Elevation 1803.584351m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-03-22 19:00 MST
UT Date & Time 2021-03-23 02:00 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 136°
Moving
Facing azimuth 10°
First azimuth 10°
First elevation 24°
Last azimuth 10°
Last elevation 25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 12°
Remarks Fragments and smoke
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Several flashes lit up the area I was in
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks 3rd flash I watched the meteor break up