Reports Report 2527ae (Event 2527-2014)

Observer
Name Kathleen S
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks We were going north on Usery Pass Road out of Mesa Arizona. Suddenly we saw a brilliantly colored ball with a tail to our right which would have been the northeast. It was very close and low to the ground. We expected to hear a sound and see smoke or something. But we saw nothing and heard nothing. The round ball was very close to the ground when we first spotted it and was closer to the ground when it disappeared behind a jutting piece of ground. We were in the mountains. We think it was about 1/2 mile away from us. An amazing sight. We were glad there were two of us so that we knew it wasn't our singular imaginations.
Location
Address Mesa, AZ
Latitude 33° 29' 50.1'' N (33.497249°)
Longitude 111° 37' 5.04'' W (-111.618067°)
Elevation 640.022583m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-10-04 08:50 MST
UT Date & Time 2014-10-04 15:50 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 45°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 30°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 20°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -14
Color Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -