Fireball report

Reports Report 915c (Event 915-2022)

Observer
Name	Jeff K
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	I have lived in a dark sky zone in Baja Sur for 35 years and seen everything from Hyakutake Comet to many fireballs. We watch all the showers- moon permitting.

Location
Address	San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur (MX)
Latitude	23° 9' 24.39'' N (23.156774°)
Longitude	109° 29' 45.7'' W (-109.496028°)
Elevation	26.179146m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-02-06 00:09 MST
UT Date & Time	2022-02-06 07:09 UT
Duration	≈20s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	250°

Moving
Facing azimuth	200°
First azimuth	200°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	70°
Last elevation	40°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-10
Color	Orange, Yellow, Red, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I saw it out my window to the south at 45 degrees and it appeared to be several bright white satellites moving slow. Then I exited the house with my wife and it was a huge fragmentation that took up over a full foot at arms length. It was slow moving and fragmenting as we watched. My guess was Mir Space Station...or asteroid.

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