Fireball report

Reports Report 8994ac (Event 8994-2021)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 8994-2021

Observer
Name	Jessie N
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	The flash of light was bright enough to catch my attention. Also with the speed, size, colors, brightness and how it moved, it was not a shooting star. Shooting stars move in a graceful manner across the sky with a white light. This was different.

Location
Address	Happy Valley, OR
Latitude	45° 27' 23.84'' N (45.46°)
Longitude	122° 30' 47.45'' W (-122.51°)
Elevation	173.28m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-12-14 06:12 PST
UT Date & Time	2021-12-14 14:12 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	261°

Moving
Facing azimuth	135.93°
First azimuth	126.83°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	110.03°
Last elevation	45°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-20
Color	Orange, Light Yellow

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	In regards to the flash, all the lights were off in the house and I was looking down when I noticed a bright light coming in through the window, when I looked up I saw a flash of light moving in the sky, which at this point it was a lighter color (light yellow) and then an explosion where the flash of light stopped moving and seemed to explode with the lighter color turning into parts of orange that seemed to break apart from the center of the flash.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

In regards to the flash, all the lights were off in the house and I was looking down when I noticed a bright light coming in through the window, when I looked up I saw a flash of light moving in the sky, which at this point it was a lighter color (light yellow) and then an explosion where the flash of light stopped moving and seemed to explode with the lighter color turning into parts of orange that seemed to break apart from the center of the flash.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	In regards to fragmentation, all the lights were off in the house and I was looking down when I noticed a bright light coming in through the window, when I looked up I saw a flash of light moving in the sky, which at this point it was a lighter color (light yellow) and then an explosion where the flash of light stopped moving and seemed to explode with the lighter color in the middle and the peripheral of the flash of light being orange fragmented parts moving outward. This all happened within 5 seconds.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

In regards to fragmentation, all the lights were off in the house and I was looking down when I noticed a bright light coming in through the window, when I looked up I saw a flash of light moving in the sky, which at this point it was a lighter color (light yellow) and then an explosion where the flash of light stopped moving and seemed to explode with the lighter color in the middle and the peripheral of the flash of light being orange fragmented parts moving outward. This all happened within 5 seconds.