Reports Report 1878az (Event 1878-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jesse R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball started off yellow and turned green before it burnt out. There was a large thick trail behind it. This was not an ordinary sized fireball from what I have read. It was extremely large, perhaps 1/10th the size of the moon on a normal night. It was silent and was so bright that it lit up the night sky and made the clouds visible. The time was approx 10PM and the falling trajectory was almost straight downward with a slight angle to the right. The location was beneath the bucket on the big dipper, but very close to the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ephrata, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 19' 0.54'' N (47.316818°) |
| Longitude | 119° 32' 7.73'' W (-119.535481°) |
| Elevation | 403.137695m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-18 22:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-19 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 322.19° |
| First azimuth | 319.47° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 320.75° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 18° |
| Remarks | The train was nearly as bright as the fireball and was just as thick. The whole thing lit up the night sky and made clouds visible in the darkness. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |