Reports Report 33j (Event 33-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Wheeler |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | When the fireball was first spotted it was huge and white, and turned a bright reddish orange. Then it fragmented and turned bright green with a haze around it, I thought I was seeing it through clouds, and then it fragmented turned yellow and disapreared. When we went outside I realized there were no clouds in the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | eagle pount, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 22' 5.2'' N (42.368112°) |
| Longitude | 122° 43' 20.42'' W (-122.722338°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-05 18:20 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-06 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 282.44794° |
| First azimuth | 293.95262° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 329.02639° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | white to orange,then brig |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | At the end of the fireball it fragmented and turned yellow. At least a dozen small pieces and possibly more. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |