Reports Report 3216gd (Event 3216-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Justin W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was unlike anything any of the three of us had ever witnessed: brighter, bigger, longer lasting...we were almost in disbelief. We had been star-gazing for 15 minutes or so. We were on vacation, camping near Lake Billy Chinook; far from any city lights. One important detail is that I'm not really sure about the time. Could have been plus or minus 30 minutes. Just estimated based on when others went to bed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Culver, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 34' 25.97'' N (44.57388°) |
| Longitude | 121° 22' 31.33'' W (-121.37537°) |
| Elevation | 849.954m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-02 23:48 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-03 06:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 290° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 283° |
| First azimuth | 275° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 320° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It began as a very bright white fireball far above the intensity of size of any planet visible at night. If I had to guess its radius appeared 5x Venus. It left a very thick bright white streak as it moved across the sky. About a third of the way it changed to both green and then orange (not sure about the order, but I remember both colors). It had bursts of greater intensity. It was witnessed by me and two others. Two of us saw it start. It went on long enough for us to recognize it wasn't quickly going away and then to shout to our other friend 2 or 3 times to get his attention--at which point he saw it and it continued for as much time as it had already been going. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It has multiple bursts of intense light in several different colors at different points in the sky. It started to go in between trees on the horizon as it ended, so it was difficult to tell what happened at the end. |