Reports Report 5442il (Event 5442-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gwen P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I’m reporting this now because my family saw and reported a fireball meteor we saw last night (01/17/2026) in the same region, and I realized that I never reported this 2024 meteor even though it made a huge impression on me |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cottage Grove, OR |
| Latitude | 43° 47' 27.31'' N (43.790919°) |
| Longitude | 123° 4' 12.56'' W (-123.070156°) |
| Elevation | 198.352737m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-23 22:46 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-24 05:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.11° |
| First azimuth | 113.11° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 113.11° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I don’t remember but I know I heard a sound |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing white/yellow train that culminated in a small orange dot that fell a little further and slowly faded away like it was fizzling out like a candle |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |