I have only seen one other fireball in my 50 plus years, and this was by far more spectacular. Wow!
Location
Address
, OR
Latitude
43° 35' 22.79'' N (43.589663°)
Longitude
121° 51' 7.3'' W (-121.852028°)
Elevation
1340.396118m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-23 22:30 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-24 05:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
104°
Moving
Facing azimuth
85°
First azimuth
280°
First elevation
47°
Last azimuth
300°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White, Blue, Light Yellow, Purple
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing, shimmering. Not really sure of length of train.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was facing away from fireball when I first noticed the intensely bright light from behind me, almost like a car or someone with a lantern coming up behind me
