Fireball report

Reports Report 5401e (Event 5401-2022)

Observer
Name	Jonah S
Experience Level	3/5
Remarks	This was the most unusual sighting I've seen in 30 years of watching meteor showers

Location
Address	Bellingham, WA
Latitude	48° 41' 7.23'' N (48.685343°)
Longitude	122° 29' 29.66'' W (-122.491571°)
Elevation	4.903777m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-08-20 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time	2022-08-21 06:00 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From down right to up left
Descent Angle	272°

Moving
Facing azimuth	270°
First azimuth	300°
First elevation	35°
Last azimuth	213.13°
Last elevation	33°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-11
Color	Light Yellow, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	the path looked like a trail of moving ellipses in the sky, and the whole train vanished suddenly when it got into the southern most angle of view. I've seen hundreds of meteors and this was unlike anything I've ever seen. Multiple parties ran over to the location we saw it and confirmed their sighting of it as well. It was slow moving and took about 10 seconds from initial sighting until it vanished.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

the path looked like a trail of moving ellipses in the sky, and the whole train vanished suddenly when it got into the southern most angle of view. I've seen hundreds of meteors and this was unlike anything I've ever seen. Multiple parties ran over to the location we saw it and confirmed their sighting of it as well. It was slow moving and took about 10 seconds from initial sighting until it vanished.