i was driving and happened to be looking right at the spot where it occurred. my car is loud so i could not hear any noises from it. i have never seen anything like that before, but in my natural disasters class at MCC we just started our section on impacts yesterday. i will be telling my class about this to see what they have to say about it as well!!
Location
Address
Phoenix, AZ
Latitude
33° 24' 38.9'' N (33.410806°)
Longitude
111° 58' 44.93'' W (-111.979148°)
Elevation
346.720825m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-04-17 22:04 MST
UT Date & Time
2013-04-18 05:04 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
137.33°
First azimuth
97.86°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
116.11°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it flared up just about a second after it became visible and broke up into two fireballs and then went dark
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the fireballs that came off the main one were both of similar size, one went slightly lower than the other one and both extinguished quickly after breaking apart.
