Reports Report 1586a (Event 1586-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Max R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I'm not entirely sure of the exact direction. I know is it was north and a bit east. I was watching a lightning storm over the small visible angle of the Olympic Mountains I could see when the fireball appeared a bit to the right. If this helps, it was almost exactly over a celestial object I believe was the star system Capella (alpha Aurigae), perhaps 5-10 degrees above it. It didn't travel very far (maybe 4 degrees, I'm not good at estimating angular distances). It did end very distinctly though; the people I was observing with and I saw it disappear in a "shell" (akin to the atmospheric disturbance/refraction that is noticeable during some bomb detonations) that was maybe 2-3 times the diameter of the object. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , WA |
| Latitude | 47° 27' 35.7'' N (47.459917°) |
| Longitude | 123° 45' 46.21'' W (-123.762835°) |
| Elevation | 945.756653m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-08-01 00:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-08-01 07:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 17.77° |
| First azimuth | 17.31° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 3.72° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | An apparent sonic shock wave/burst, I think wider than it was tall. It looked sort of like intense atmospheric refreaction |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |