This is the first time I have seen a fireball, and it was pretty cool! We were in a very dark location and saw many shooting stars, but this was huge.
Location
Address
Newberry, OR
Latitude
43° 43' 40.86'' N (43.728018°)
Longitude
121° 11' 44.64'' W (-121.195732°)
Elevation
1945.808m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-07-30 23:00 PDT
UT Date & Time
2016-07-31 06:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
118°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.25°
First azimuth
351.26°
First elevation
37°
Last azimuth
7.67°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White, with light purple at the edge of the ball before the tail
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was the fireball with a long trail, then it got small before getting bigger again within the trajectory. So there were two bright flashes, but connected and both had long trails.
