Reports Report 1882dl (Event 1882-2016)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 1882-2016
Observer
NameCHARLES D
Experience Level3/5
RemarksThe smoke trail remained swirled and in place for a surprisingly long time and was visible in the pre dawn,, dawn sky. Now waiting for sunrise view,
Location
AddressPhoenix, AZ
Latitude33° 39' 27.91'' N (33.66°)
Longitude 112° 6' 8.3'' W (-112.1°)
Elevation420.44m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2016-06-02 04:02 MST
UT Date & Time2016-06-02 11:02 UT
Duration≈3.5s
Direction
Moving directionFrom down right to up left
Descent Angle301°
Moving
Facing azimuth76.58°
First azimuth51.48°
First elevation29°
Last azimuth84.8°
Last elevation3°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-20
ColorOrange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
ObservationUnknown
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationYes
RemarksThere were approximately 5 -8 booms over a period of approximately 10 seconds. The booms were unexpected and delayed from the time the meteor began breaking up by a guess of 4 minutes. The booms did seem to correspond to the breaking up of the single bright white meteor into many smaller yellow and orange pieces. as it appear angling down towards earth's horizon. There was also a lasting smoke trail in the sky that I took some photos of at 5:08 am that looked like swirls.
Persistent train
ObservationUnknown
Duration-
Length-
Remarks-
Terminal flash
ObservationYes
RemarksThe flash was like a spotlight or lightning short in duration , 1 second that the lit up the area and drew our attention to the meteor location.
Fragmentation
ObservationYes
RemarksAs the meteor appeared to descend towards the horizon it split in to many pieces like a narrow inverted firework display.