American Meteor Society

Reports Report 695h (Event 695-2015)

Observer
Name Leila T
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I saw bright orange flickering flames coming from near the end of the tail as it dove towards the ground.. I reported my sighting to CTV news. They called me back at 9 pm to tell me they had another report of a meteor/fireball sighting from the West Vancouver area, the reporting person thought it was heading towards Victoria.
Location
Address Nanaimo, British Columbia (CA)
Latitude 49° 12' 15.05'' N (49.20418°)
Longitude 124° 0' 5.36'' W (-124.001489°)
Elevation 118.386292m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2015-03-16 20:07 PDT
UT Date & Time 2015-03-17 03:07 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 111°
Moving
Facing azimuth 293.59°
First azimuth 277.81°
First elevation 25°
Last azimuth 315.27°
Last elevation 8°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -26
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -