I am 57 years old and I have never seen anything like this before.
Location
Address
Arlington, OR
Latitude
45° 43' 0.47'' N (45.716796°)
Longitude
120° 12' 3.15'' W (-120.200876°)
Elevation
87.105141m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-10-03 19:48 PDT
UT Date & Time
2023-10-04 02:48 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
179°
Moving
Facing azimuth
345.5°
First azimuth
339.74°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
322.86°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright fireball with sparks coming from it
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The bright fireball turned blue as it headed for the ground. I couldn't tell if it actually hit the ground or not. I am on the Oregon side of the Columbia river and it landed on the Washington side.
