American Meteor Society

Reports Report 290a (Event 290-2014)

Observer
Name Ben F
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Kirkland, WA
Latitude 47° 43' 46.73'' N (47.729647°)
Longitude 122° 11' 19.54'' W (-122.188761°)
Elevation 78.57605m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-01-24 16:55 PST
UT Date & Time 2014-01-25 00:55 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 268.16°
First azimuth 284.91°
First elevation 36°
Last azimuth 268.75°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -6
Color 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 Bright like the landing light of an airplane. Brighter than venus for sure. It last about 5 seconds. I was in a car going by a lot of trees so it sort of got in the way a bit. Last second i saw it, i swear i saw fragments and a small tail. such a small tail for such a bright explosion! After the split second of seeing the fragment the trees got in the way permanently. I knew it was a fireball and no plane.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright like the landing light of an airplane. Brighter than venus for sure. It last about 5 seconds. I was in a car going by a lot of trees so it sort of got in the way a bit. Last second i saw it, i swear i saw fragments and a small tail. such a small tail for such a bright explosion! After the split second of seeing the fragment the trees got in the way permanently. I knew it was a fireball and no plane.