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Observer Name Richard P Experience Level 3/5 Remarks At first I thought it was a drone with a bright orange light flying over but after it passed over heading away from me that's when I noticed the white smoke trail
Location Address Queen Creek, AZ Latitude 33° 15' 4.01'' N (33.25°) Longitude 111° 33' 19.5'' W (-111.56°) Elevation 455.31m
Time and Duration Local Date & Time 2023-04-27 01:30 MST UT Date & Time 2023-04-27 08:30 UT Duration ≈45s
Direction Moving direction From down left to up right Descent Angle 23°
Moving Facing azimuth 249.22° First azimuth 263.03° First elevation 31° Last azimuth 41.44° Last elevation 11°
Brightness and color Stellar Magnitude -6 Color Orange
Concurrent Sound Observation No Remarks -
Delayed Sound Observation No Remarks -
Persistent train Observation Yes Duration 2s Length 10° Remarks It looked like a white smoke trail
Terminal flash Observation No Remarks -
Fragmentation Observation No Remarks -