Reports Report 1141q (Event 1141-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | joe |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Please help me investigative in this fireball because this is the first time i have seen or heard of something like this in my neighbourhood |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | vancouver (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 17' 6.76'' N (49.285211°) |
| Longitude | 123° 3' 2.65'' W (-123.050735°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-08-12 23:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-08-13 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 312.39231° |
| First azimuth | 313.48187° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 308.19815° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White/Bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was really quite |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | i saw a bright thing above my head and i looked up quickly and say a bright ball flew across. It lasted about less than 2 seconds and i saw mist when it was gone. First it was really bright white with a little of blue the smoke train was about a foot long. At first i thought it was a meteor but when i searched it, it was a fireball i assume, first time in my life i saw something like this in Vancouver BC |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it was like someone taking a photo kind of flash only lasted about 2 seconds |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |