My first time seeing one enter the atmosphere at what I feel was 'close' range....Lot depends on how big it was as to how close or far away it actually was. Seems like it fell east of I-5, maybe south of the Scio area. It was clear and dark so my depth perception and curve of the hwy I was on may have skewed my accuracy. It was a large white tail with the fireball on the end- it didn't go straight down- arched a bit to the left. So amazing!
Location
Address
Corvallis, OR
Latitude
44° 33' 45.61'' N (44.562669°)
Longitude
123° 8' 36.89'' W (-123.14358°)
Elevation
71.08271m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-01-23 20:50 PST
UT Date & Time
2014-01-24 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
83.73°
First azimuth
62.03°
First elevation
-
Last azimuth
66.54°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
White and then bright orange-red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Actually, I saw the white tail first and then the fireball/meteor- like a star had dropped from the sky!
