Reports Report 3501a (Event 3501-2018)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 3501-2018
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ann K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was traveling from my right to the left in the south(east)ern sky. So amazing! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Eugene, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 1' 42.52'' N (44.03°) |
| Longitude | 123° 4' 46.47'' W (-123.08°) |
| Elevation | 135.31m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-09-07 21:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-09-08 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 282° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 106.3° |
| First azimuth | 106.46° |
| First elevation | 46° |
| Last azimuth | 106.6° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was looking down when a very bright flash lit up the ground. I thought it was lightning. When I looked up, I saw the fire ball. It was a ball (several times the size of a star) with tail following, maybe 10-15 times as long as the fireball was wide. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |