Fireball report

Reports Report 6553c (Event 6553-2022)

This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6553-2022

Observer
Name	alan W
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	I know this sighting does not qualify as a fireball, but my wife and I did see this trail of meteors-lights, shooting stars. Have to report it someplace. We were sitting in the hot tub, as we have done thousands of times in the evenings, watching the night sky.

Location
Address	Washougal, WA
Latitude	45° 37' 40.44'' N (45.63°)
Longitude	122° 18' 56.86'' W (-122.32°)
Elevation	52.34m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-09-26 20:00 PDT
UT Date & Time	2022-09-27 03:00 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From right to left
Descent Angle	270°

Moving
Facing azimuth	180°
First azimuth	210°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	90°
Last elevation	20°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-5
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	This was a trail of lights, dozen of lights all in a row moving at the same speed. The lights varied from bright to very dim, unevenly spaced. As if a satellite broke up and was burning up as it fell, but none of the lights had any tail. This trail of lights was very long, I would say it was 5% of the full arc of the sky from horizon to horizon. It entered my vision from the SW and went in a straight line to the NE and out of sight as trees finally blocked my view.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

This was a trail of lights, dozen of lights all in a row moving at the same speed. The lights varied from bright to very dim, unevenly spaced. As if a satellite broke up and was burning up as it fell, but none of the lights had any tail. This trail of lights was very long, I would say it was 5% of the full arc of the sky from horizon to horizon. It entered my vision from the SW and went in a straight line to the NE and out of sight as trees finally blocked my view.