American Meteor Society

Note that an abstracted (brief) summary of all reports submitted will also appear in the current fireball table on the AMS website. This publicly available listing will include your name and location (town or city, not street address). If you wish for more privacy we suggest you only provide your first name.

Last Name

First Name *

Email *

Phone Home

Phone Work

Please, enter below the address where you saw the meteor. If you were in a car, indicate the road you were on and the closest town/city.

Street Address (or road)

City *

State * --ALAKARASAZCACOCTDCDEFLFMGAGUHIIDIAILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMHMIMOMNMPMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNYNVOHOKORPAPRPWRISCSDTNTXUTVAVIVTWAWIWVWY Zip Code

Country * Select a country United States Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France French Guiana Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territory Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Please, rate your observing experience from 1-5.*

Please rate your observing experience from 1-5 * 1- I have no astronomy/observing experience
2- I have some astronomy/observing experience
3- I am a casual observer of meteor showers
4- I observe meteors regularly and consider myself an amateur astronomer
5- I am an expert level observer/astronomer

Observation Date *

Time * : AM PM Central Time Eastern Time Mountain Time Pacific Time Alaska Time ------------- Australian Central Standard Time ASEAN Common Time Australian Eastern Standard Time Afghanistan Time Armenia Summer Time Armenia Time Argentina Time Arab Standard Time Arabian Standard Time Arabic Standard Time Atlantic Standard Time Australian Western Standard Time Azores Standard Time Azerbaijan Time Baker Island Time Brunei Time British Indian Ocean Time Bolivia Time Brasilia Time Bangladesh Standard Time British Summer Time Bhutan Time Central Africa Time Cocos Islands Time Central European Time Central European Summer Time Chatham Standard Time Chamorro Standard Time Clipperton Island Standard Time Cook Island Time Chile Standard Time Chile Summer Time Colombia Time Colombia Summer Time China Standard Time Cape Verde Time Christmas Island Time Easter Island Standard Time East Africa Time Eastern Caribbean Time Ecuador Time Eastern European Summer Time Eastern European Time Fiji Time Falkland Islands Standard Time Galapagos Time Georgia Standard Time French Guiana Time Gilbert Island Time Gambier Island Time Greenwich Mean Time South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Guyana Time Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time Hong Kong Time Heard and McDonald Islands Time Irkutsk Time Iran Standard Time Indian Standard Time Israel Standard Time Japan Standard Time Krasnoyarsk Time Korea Standard Time Lord Howe Standard Time Line Islands Time Magadan Time Marquesas Islands Time Moscow Standard Time Malaysian Standard Time Myanmar Standard Time Mauritius Time Newfoundland Daylight Time Norfolk Time Nepal Time Newfoundland Time Omsk Time Kamchatka Time Phoenix Island Time Pakistan Standard Time Philippine Standard Time Réunion Time Samara Time South African Standard Time Solomon Islands Time Seychelles Time Sri Lanka Time Singapore Standard Time Samoa Standard Time Tahiti Time Thailand Standard Time Uruguay Standard Time Uruguay Summer Time Venezuelan Standard Time Vladivostok Time West Africa Time Western European Time Western European Summer Time Yakutsk Time Yekaterinburg Time

Please, specify the Time Zone Time Zone *

Approx. Duration Please, select a approx. duration Less than 1 second 1 - 2 seconds 2 - 5 seconds 5 - 10 seconds Greater than 10 seconds

Select the icon below and drag it to the exact location you were when you saw the meteor. You can zoom in and zoom out to refine your position. If necessary, use the address field above to update the general location of the map.

Location Name *

Address not found. Please, enter the observation location above and click "Search Map".

If possible, provide the geographic coordinates of the observation location.

Latitude/Longitude

Relative to your location, what direction did you see the fireball moving? Please select the direction Right to Left Left to Right Down to Up Up to Down Down Right to Up Left Up Right to Down Left Down Left to Up Right Up Left to Down Right

What were you facing where you saw the fireball?

Click in the direction you were facing when you saw the fireball. Zoom in/out for greater accuracy. NEED HELP?

Automatically Calculated Bearing degrees Click here if you aren't sure:

Please limit your reports to those meteors brighter than magnitude -4.

Standard stellar magnitude scale Please, select a approx. stellar magnitude Slightly brighter than Venus (Magnitude -5) Brighter than Venus but dimmer than the 1st quarter moon (Magnitude -7 ) As bright as the 1st quarter moon (Magnitude -9) Brighter than the 1st quarter but dimmer than the full moon (Magnitude -11) As bright as the full moon (Magnitude -13) Brighter than the full moon (Magnitude >-13) As bright as the Sun (Magnitude -27) Brighter than the Sun (Magnitude >-27)

Reported colors range across the spectrum, from red to bright blue, and (rarely) violet.

What color was it?

In what direction did you FIRST see it?

Click in the direction you FIRST saw the fireball. Zoom in/out for greater accuracy. NEED HELP?

Automatically Calculated Bearing degrees Click here if you aren't sure:

How far above the horizon was it when it first appeared? If it appeared above an elevated horizon, please estimate the height above where the true horizon would be.

Initial Altitude degrees Drag the orange line to estimate the intial altitude or enter an altitude above.

Click in the direction you LAST saw the fireball. Zoom in/out for greater accuracy. NEED HELP?

Automatically Calculated Bearing degrees Click here if you aren't sure:

How far above the horizon was it when it last appeared? If it appeared above an elevated horizon, please estimate the height above where the true horizon would be.

Final Altitude degrees Drag the orange line to estimate the intial altitude or enter an altitude above.

Some fireballs leave smoke trails or glowing "trains" after they disappear. Did this object have one? If so, describe it as best you can.

Persistent Train? (Train visible after fireball has disappeared) * Yes No I don't know

If yes, how long did it last? seconds

What color was the train?

How long was the train? degrees (*Note: A fist held at arm's length is approximately 10 degrees)

Please describe the details of the train (a smoke trail or a glowing train, changes that occurred to the train over time, etc.)

A bolide is a fireball that ends its visible flight in a bright terminal flash (explosion).

Did you see a terminal flash? * Yes No I don't know

Did you see fragmentation? * Yes No I don't know

Please describe the details of the flash and/or fragmentation you saw.

A fireball can produce sound. Did you hear anything?

Did you hear any concurrent sounds associated with this object? * Yes No

Did you hear any delayed sounds (booms) associated with this object? * Yes No

Please describe the details of what you heard. If the sounds were delayed, please include your best estimation of the length of time between the fireball and the sounds, and the time interval between successive booms.

Thank you for taking the time and initiative to submit your data.

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