Reports Report 4f (Event 4-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This is the second small "fireball" that I've seen in the last month near Fort Collins. Both times, I thought initially that there was burning debris from a plane or some kind of explosion (maybe a firework) but there was no sound, and the second sighting occured in the early morning when no one else was outside; when I looked up, there was no larger object in the sky. Both sightings were close, appeared to be smaller than other described fireballs and looked like they were falling to the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort Collins, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 31' 12.7'' N (40.520194°) |
| Longitude | 105° 5' 16.77'' W (-105.087991°) |
| Elevation | 1547.126831m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-01 06:15 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-01 13:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.7° |
| First azimuth | 278.52° |
| First elevation | 9° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 7° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | glowing train consistent with the color of the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |