Fireball report

Reports Report 2910g (Event 2910-2015)

Observer
Name	Aleta S
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	I was in a moving car at the time of first sighting the fireball and initially thought it was a headlight reflection inside the car window. But with a cemetery to the opposite side, I realized that it was not a reflection. When I leaned forward in the front passenger seat, I saw that it was low on the horizon and not on the ground. It went out of my view just behind the edge of a hill but the terminal flash was still very visible. However, from inside the car I could not hear any sound.

Location
Address	Moscow, ID
Latitude	46° 43' 9.84'' N (46.719401°)
Longitude	116° 58' 24.02'' W (-116.973339°)
Elevation	801.495239m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2015-11-01 18:25 PST
UT Date & Time	2015-11-02 02:25 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	99°

Moving
Facing azimuth	224.66°
First azimuth	172.02°
First elevation	10°
Last azimuth	226.21°
Last elevation	2°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-15
Color	Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	If I had held a ruler out at arms length, the fireball would have covered about 5/8 of an inch. The terminal flash was approximately 20 times in width as was the length of the meteor fireball. It had almost an angular look to it such that I wondered, at the time, if it were a plane coming flaming down. Since it was already dark, I could not see if there were any trailing smoke or fragmentation. It seemed to come in like a fast burning plane.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

If I had held a ruler out at arms length, the fireball would have covered about 5/8 of an inch. The terminal flash was approximately 20 times in width as was the length of the meteor fireball. It had almost an angular look to it such that I wondered, at the time, if it were a plane coming flaming down. Since it was already dark, I could not see if there were any trailing smoke or fragmentation. It seemed to come in like a fast burning plane.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-