Reports Report 1012ca (Event 1012-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brad K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was watching TV, sitting in my living room, facing out the living room window with my wife when we heard a loud boom and saw a brief dull yellow flash. We both jumped up and tried to figure out what happened. Eventually I assumed it was thunder and lightning because it was a rainy night. But, there was only one instance and the sound was not the typical loud "crack" of close thunder but a loud "boom" with a near simultaneous flash of dull yellow. When I saw the news reports the following day (March 17, 2017) of a fireball seen over southern British Columbia and western Washington state I realized that what we heard and saw was likely the same event--probably a meteorite entering the atmosphere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chase, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 50° 49' 14.94'' N (50.820816°) |
| Longitude | 119° 41' 20.19'' W (-119.688943°) |
| Elevation | 369m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-03-16 21:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-03-17 04:30 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 128.98° |
| First azimuth | 123.82° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 151.88° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large single boom |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |