Reports Report 3283b (Event 3283-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patina T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was pretty large. I’ve never seen a fireball/meteor before and just happened to see out while looking out my window, so I’m still not sure that it wasn’t a firework or something even though I didn’t hear a noise. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 27' 40.8'' N (45.461332°) |
| Longitude | 122° 39' 18.33'' W (-122.655093°) |
| Elevation | 30.551565m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-09 01:45 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-09 08:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 28° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke apart in the air and had a trail behind it |