I am not a professional observer but I do love the night sky and observe it often. I know I have never seen anything like this before. I have seen shooting stars and this was the BRIGHTEST flash I have ever seen followed by a bright white/light yellow streaking "flame" that shot across the sky followed by what looked like smoke. It all happened very quickly but I know what I saw and I will always remember today because while it was unique...it scared the hell out of me.
Location
Address
Chandler, AZ
Latitude
33° 21' 30.18'' N (33.358384°)
Longitude
111° 51' 35.68'' W (-111.85991°)
Elevation
367.309m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-06-02 03:57 MST
UT Date & Time
2016-06-02 10:57 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
118°
Moving
Facing azimuth
34.82°
First azimuth
36.62°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
50.65°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
-
Remarks
a smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The flash lit up the entire sky as if a lightning bolt would but the flash was 10 times brighter and lasted for a few seconds while the fireball was streaking across the sky until it disappeared
