Reports Report 1882dy (Event 1882-2016)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 1882-2016
Observer
NameGrim V
Experience Level2/5
RemarksThe first flash lasted about 1.5-3 seconds, lighting up the sky like the sun. It then grew dim for about a second before it flashed again while fragmenting. My intial thought was that it was a lightning strike before I saw what it was and noticed zero cloud cover.
Location
AddressSurprise, AZ
Latitude33° 43' 14.59'' N (33.72°)
Longitude 112° 24' 3.86'' W (-112.4°)
Elevation427.58m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time2016-06-02 03:56 MST
UT Date & Time2016-06-02 10:56 UT
Duration≈3.5s
Direction
Moving directionFrom up left to down right
Descent Angle153°
Moving
Facing azimuth83.68°
First azimuth80.09°
First elevation34°
Last azimuth82.08°
Last elevation16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude-24
ColorBlue, Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
ObservationNo
Remarks-
Delayed Sound
ObservationYes
RemarksAbout three minutes after the event my friend and I heard two deep booms about 1 second apart. Both being combat veterans, it reminded us of high payload ordnance exploding 10-20 miles away. The booms came from east of our position, where we had seen the fireball.
Persistent train
ObservationYes
Duration-
Length15°
RemarksBright orange/yellow/blue train, followed by a pale blue smoke trail roughly 40 degrees in length.
Terminal flash
ObservationYes
RemarksThe last second and a half lit up the sky like the sun again. It flashed a couple times similar to a lighting flash.
Fragmentation
ObservationYes
RemarksWhen it broke up, it looked as if three distinct fragments split from the center.