Reports Report 2142at (Event 2142-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kent L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At Sea 15 nautical miles off the Central Washington Coast. Latitude 47-04 N, Longitude 124-33W. At 0600 September 12, 2014. I reported this to the United States Coast Guard. I heard the Coast Guard responding from Tillamook Bay, Or and Cape Disappointment / Columbia River, WA to other vessels having spotted this. I reported to USCG station Gray's Harbor, WA. The fireball was parallel to Hz and appeared to follow a south to north path. It was visible long enough to, register the fact that this is unusual, and quickly walk to the galley on the next deck below and inform the crew, open the hatch, step out on deck and view its last few seconds and the resulting cloud. What a great experience. The other vessels reported it as a flare but the descriptions were not characteristic of a flare which quickly rises then slowly fall. I reported it as a meteor / phenomena. Thanks |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Copalis Beach, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 3' 58.58'' N (47.066273°) |
| Longitude | 124° 33' 19.67'' W (-124.555464°) |
| Elevation | -74.599991m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-12 06:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-12 14:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 178° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 185° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 90s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Its path was more directly toward us. The trail was conical from the meteor and nearly round because of our shallow angle ( coming nearly straight at us) The diameter grew to 10 degrees (fist size) It glowed white like a smoke trail then slowly faded. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |