Reports Report 3987ao (Event 3987-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryce Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The level above the true horizon is difficult to gauge because the rocks disappeared behind a large hill enclosing the canyon. This was a very strange - bordering on frightening - experience. I would greatly appreciate follow-up or any additional resources, for two reasons: a) I want to understand what I saw and have closure on this particular fireball; and b) most people don’t believe me when I say I saw an exploding meteor falling to the ground (during a outdoor concert where many people were under the influence, and the concert theme was “Space Walk”) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bonner-West Riverside, MT |
| Latitude | 46° 52' 32.05'' N (46.87557°) |
| Longitude | 113° 51' 40.8'' W (-113.861334°) |
| Elevation | 1001.348938m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-12 22:00 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-13 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 249° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 157.77° |
| First azimuth | 177.99° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 121.26° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange flames streaming from several dark rocks |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, mostly neon yellow, straight line (no curve), persisted especially where it seemingly came through the clouds (roughly 10-15 degrees length). It was a straight line for a long time, then started to dissipate almost like a cloud evaporating. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw several large flaming rocks falling like the end of a stream of water, or a rooster tail (the leading rocks seemed to be continuing on while others seemed to be falling off and slowing down, falling lower towards the horizon). |