Reports Report 884e (Event 884-2010)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tina S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Interesting that this occurred the early evening of a day when a very rare tornado hit the same area (EF-2). It was breathtaking to watch - thought at first it was a shooting star but just kept going, getting brighter, and turning green. I was speechless - could hardly tell my grandson in the back seat to look, but finally did (though he could not see it from the back seat). It\'s hard to estimate the total time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Corvallis, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 58' 28.69'' N (44.974635°) |
| Longitude | 122° 48' 34.39'' W (-122.809553°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2010-12-14 17:40 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2010-12-15 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 144° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 169° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white, then green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving with music on, but I opened my window to listen for a boom (I\\\'ve heard the sonic boom of a meteorite before), but heard nothing. I asked others that live in the area if they heard anything, but no one said that they had. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | Didn\\\'t see the train until further on its path, near time when ball broke into two. Glowing and tapered. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I didn\\\'t see the terminal flash, but my son who was driving from the west toward the east at the same time saw only a flash of light. I saw a fragmentation into two parts that held close together. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |