Reports Report 1426v (Event 1426-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Heidi S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball didn't seem like a far away moving light that one sometimes sees high in the sky, it seemed close (though I know it was farther than it seemed) because I could see it break apart as it was on fire and fell, and I could see the bits around it as they broke off. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Miles City, MT |
| Latitude | 46° 19' 59.89'' N (46.333302°) |
| Longitude | 105° 57' 27.78'' W (-105.957717°) |
| Elevation | 767.01886m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-07-09 21:47 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-07-10 03:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 230.13° |
| First azimuth | 224.47° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 292.78° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fireball was breaking into fragments and getting smaller as it was moving with trailing bits still on fire. It was not clear if we saw the last break apart because it went behind the Montana hills. |