Reports Report 3994n (Event 3994-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ron W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was surprisingly slow moving. and it was a huge fireball as compared to meteorites streaking across the sky. Appeared very large to my untrained eyes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bend, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 8' 23.45'' N (44.139847°) |
| Longitude | 121° 14' 17.79'' W (-121.238276°) |
| Elevation | 999.948m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-25 19:34 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-26 02:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 273° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 266.58° |
| First azimuth | 268.53° |
| First elevation | 7° |
| Last azimuth | 90.17° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 28° |
| Remarks | Glowing chain. When I first saw it i couldn't see the train - looked like a helicopter with super-bright lights coming almost straight at me. As it traveled toward the East (slightly South of me), i could see the train and when it was directly South of me, the train was about 28-degrees long. When the "ball" disintegrated, the train sparkled and dissipated after the ball was no longer visible. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |