Reports Report 1048c (Event 1048-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laurie |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball was really big and looked like a marshmallow on fire flying through the sky. I saw a giant ball with flames coming out of the sides and trailing behind it. I thought it was going to crash into the Woodburn Outlet Stores but instead it suddenly disappeared without a trace. Also, on my iPhone I could not figure out how to select the direction I was facing on the map. I was driving south, and I saw the fireball above the Woodburn Bridge which crosses over I-5, then it blazed across the sky for a few second headed west and stopped over the Woodburn Outlet Stores. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Woodburn, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 9' 59.38'' N (45.166494°) |
| Longitude | 122° 51' 54.5'' W (-122.865139°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-21 20:07 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-22 03:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Blue along bottom of fire |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving in my car, windows rolled up, listening to music. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | When the fireball disappeared, nothing remained. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |