I hunt fresh falls whenever I can . It looked like it was 5 or miles east of Parker Arizona probably north east . Looked like.from where I'm standing.
Location
Address
Quartzsite, AZ
Latitude
33° 40' 16.77'' N (33.671324°)
Longitude
114° 13' 6.04'' W (-114.218344°)
Elevation
262.671509m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-05-07 21:42 MST
UT Date & Time
2025-05-08 04:42 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
130°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
5°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
11.03°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It came down at a pretty good angle and was a tail with a yellow ball that got bigger and bigger then it got very bright and broke into 3 plus pieces before going into dark flight.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A tail with a yellow ball that got bigger and bigger and then the terminal flash and broke apart in into 3 different size pieces all with a trail of smaller pieces and then dark flight . The entire event was maybe 3 seconds.
