Fireball report

Reports Report 6949ek (Event 6949-2022)

Observer
Name	Brenda K
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Ridgefield, WA
Latitude	45° 49' 38.37'' N (45.827324°)
Longitude	122° 42' 10.41'' W (-122.702893°)
Elevation	81.186142m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-10-12 22:15 PDT
UT Date & Time	2022-10-13 05:15 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	110°

Moving
Facing azimuth	0.38°
First azimuth	320.37°
First elevation	15°
Last azimuth	335.34°
Last elevation	9°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-22
Color	Green, White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	4s
Length	-
Remarks	Glowing bright green train was thick and long, but couldn't see the end since I was driving and trees close to the side of the road obstructed my view.

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It looked like an explosion in the sky with a white flash.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	After big white flash, there was at least one smaller flash looking fragmentation.

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