Reports Report 3658a (Event 3658-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trevor S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | i've seen some good, confirmed fireballs. this one seemed lower and significantly more orange - there is some wildfire smoke in the atmosphere that could cause it, but it's just a different kind of sighting than I've seen before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Forest Grove, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 40' 23.37'' N (45.673158°) |
| Longitude | 123° 17' 11.03'' W (-123.286397°) |
| Elevation | 197.195m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-10 20:24 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-11 03:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.64° |
| First azimuth | 28.95° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 33.24° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 7° |
| Remarks | glowing tail, consistent length throughout the entire time the assumed fireball was visible |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |