Reports Report 3068ij (Event 3068-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steven L |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | there was limited visibility due to forest fire smoke in the air. Flew right over my house, it lit the sky up bright blue as if someone was welding. It lit up my yard like it was early morning. i turned to just see it glowing red and fizzling out heading north, northwest. about 2 minutes or less i then heard 2 booms that rang for several seconds |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Creston, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 5' 18.74'' N (49.08854°) |
| Longitude | 116° 29' 46'' W (-116.49611°) |
| Elevation | 636.03m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-04 22:15 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-05 05:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 353° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 88.75° |
| First azimuth | 176.44° |
| First elevation | 78° |
| Last azimuth | 358° |
| Last elevation | 57° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Light Blue, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | under 2 minutes after it flew overhead heard a boom immediately followed by a quieter boom |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |