American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1882k (Event 1882-2016)

Observer
Name Melissa M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks Can I just say, Wow?
Location
Address Phoenix, AZ
Latitude 33° 28' 33.42'' N (33.475951°)
Longitude 111° 58' 22.87'' W (-111.973019°)
Elevation 372.828m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2016-06-02 04:00 MST
UT Date & Time 2016-06-02 11:00 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 107°
Moving
Facing azimuth -
First azimuth 18.96°
First elevation 38°
Last azimuth 73.41°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -
Color Orange, Red, Brown, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks 9 min later a set of delayed booms that set dogs to barking, but it seemed they couldn't be related. I will say they shook me up, and my dog won't come back out.
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Like the very bright single flash fireworks, that's when I saw the colors. The streak was white only. Magnesium bright.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Colored star shaped explosion. Like so many of the medieval depictions.