Reports Report 3224cd (Event 3224-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Debbie H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | When the night lit up, I didn't know what was happening, but just observed the moment. I was out walking my dog and the dog only reacted to the booms ... he ran home very quickly!! This is the first time I experienced this in my life. I have seen meteor showers in Wisconsin before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Marana, AZ |
| Latitude | 32° 26' 7.65'' N (32.435458°) |
| Longitude | 111° 12' 25.36'' W (-111.207044°) |
| Elevation | 610.229919m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-12-10 19:10 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-12-11 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 92.37° |
| First azimuth | 214.48° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 221.29° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | one big boom in the distance and 1-2 minutes later a small boom in the distance |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the booms happened 2-3 minutes after I saw the fireball. There was an airplane flying right at the area I saw the fireball and I thought maybe a plane blew-up in the air, but saw the plane continue on after the fireball occurred. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing train ... it reminded me of a firework as it falls |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | was like when a flashbulb on a camera goes off in pitch dark |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |