Reports Report 5520i (Event 5520-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kelly P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Surprised to see this in broad daylight. I was driving and stopped at a red light and I had a very good, unobstructed view. Looked online to see any other reports of this, but haven't found anything. I wonder if the security cameras at any of the business like Go Daddy in the narby ASU research park caught the event? |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chandler, AZ |
| Latitude | 33° 20' 6.06'' N (33.335016°) |
| Longitude | 111° 53' 35.83'' W (-111.893287°) |
| Elevation | 360.464508m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-08 11:20 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-08 18:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 117° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 274.93° |
| First azimuth | 262.68° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 307.48° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The tail was blue, probably 6x the length of the fireball. Tail was visible until the whole object "burned up" - was no longer visible, though nothing was blocking my view |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I could see it breaking up, black fragments, maybe some of them burning, and thought it was going to burn out, but only part (maybe a third) fragmented and disappeared before the rest of it. |