Fireball report

Reports Report 10282s (Event 10282-2022)

Observer
Name	Shauna C
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	It was incredibly amazing to see.

Location
Address	Anchorage, AK
Latitude	61° 23' 16.99'' N (61.388054°)
Longitude	149° 29' 58.79'' W (-149.499664°)
Elevation	71.457298m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2022-12-21 05:49 AKST
UT Date & Time	2022-12-21 14:49 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	106°

Moving
Facing azimuth	52.49°
First azimuth	42.52°
First elevation	-
Last azimuth	53.84°
Last elevation	-

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-30
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Unknown
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I was driving north and suddenly the sky lit up, then right in front of me this fireball or meteor zoomed across from left to right in front of my windshield and appeared to be about 50’ above and burned out above the light along the right side of the highway. It was extremely bright and trailed by a few smaller bright spots. It was the brightest thing I’ve ever seen, I had that blind spot (flash) for over 24 hours before I felt like my vision was back to normal.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

I was driving north and suddenly the sky lit up, then right in front of me this fireball or meteor zoomed across from left to right in front of my windshield and appeared to be about 50’ above and burned out above the light along the right side of the highway. It was extremely bright and trailed by a few smaller bright spots. It was the brightest thing I’ve ever seen, I had that blind spot (flash) for over 24 hours before I felt like my vision was back to normal.