I love science! Yay astronomy! This was wild to see and I hope this helps. Happy to answer follow up questions.
Location
Address
Tucson, AZ
Latitude
32° 19' 14.38'' N (32.32066°)
Longitude
111° 0' 59.83'' W (-111.01662°)
Elevation
710.434875m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-12-28 19:40 MST
UT Date & Time
2023-12-29 02:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
6°
Moving
Facing azimuth
301.36°
First azimuth
306.61°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
298.33°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like something exploded into flames/burst apart. It was very orange and almost black like a bright campfire looks.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It kind of looked like a plane when it explodes in a movie? The trail was coming down in a thin white/blue line and then it seemed like it exploded and burst upwards and outwards
