Reports Report 3216kq (Event 3216-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | fireball did not 'go out' just lost it past the treeline after 8 seconds. fire tail was 8 to 10 times as long as the width at the head. Speed seemed very slow as the object felt like it was less than 25 miles away... I had the sense there was roiling smoke mixed in with the flame trail. I truly expected to hear a catastrophic crash within a minute of it going out of sight. my best interpretation was a ww2 spitfire with it's engine massively on fire, flames obscuring the entire body of the aircraft. but trajectory was relatively flat. My reference wall of my house is on a NW line and flight path seemed slightly out of parallel, slightly more northerly. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Olympia, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 1' 8.04'' N (47.0189°) |
| Longitude | 122° 52' 9.19'' W (-122.86922°) |
| Elevation | 62.008m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-02 23:35 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-03 06:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 93° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 244.58° |
| First azimuth | 226.92° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 276.76° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |