Fireball report

Reports Report 6254c (Event 6254-2023)

Observer
Name	Morgan L
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Klamath Falls, OR
Latitude	42° 10' 37.88'' N (42.17719°)
Longitude	121° 33' 35.61'' W (-121.559892°)
Elevation	1258.202026m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2023-10-18 04:31 PDT
UT Date & Time	2023-10-18 11:31 UT
Duration	≈7.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	170°

Moving
Facing azimuth	240°
First azimuth	240°
First elevation	45°
Last azimuth	240°
Last elevation	21°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-18
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	30s
Length	10°
Remarks	Glowing after image like it burned my eyes, same shape and length as original fireball, faded slowly

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I was facing the window with my eyes closed. The light was so bright I opened my eyes to see the biggest brightest shooting star ever, and it immediately ended in an immensely bright white ball of light

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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