American Meteor Society - Member Area - Report a Fireball (simplified)

1- Where did you see the fireball?

Enter the closest address where you saw the fireball. The more precise you are, the more relevant the data will be.

Address

Zip or Postal Code

* City

State (for US only)

* Country

If you know the exact latitude and longitude of you location, please user the field below. If not, we'll automatically get your geolocation form the address you entered above.

Latitude

Longitude Please, use the decimal notation (ex: Latitude: 37.09024 ' - Longitude: -95.71289 ')

2- Date & Time

Please, use 24 hour format (ex: 3:15pm is 15:00)

* The date you saw the fireball

* The local time your saw the fireball (24 hour format) :

* How long did it last?

3- Direction

Relative to your location, what direction did you see the fireball moving?

Select a moving direction

What were you facing?

Select the direction you were facing when you saw the fireball

4- FIRST direction

In what direction did you FIRST see the fireball

Select the direction direction you FIRST saw the fireball

How far above the horizon was it when it first appeared?

Please, enter a degree (azimuth).
0° = the fireball first appeared on the horizon.
45° = the fireball first appeared half way
90° = the fireball first appeared straight up
°

5- LAST direction

In what direction did you LAST see the fireball

Select the direction direction you LAST saw the fireball

How far above the horizon was it when it disappeared?

Please, enter a degree (azimuth).
0° = the fireball first appeared on the horizon.
45° = the fireball first appeared half way
90° = the fireball first appeared straight up
°

6- Brightness & Color

How bright was the fireball (approximative stellar magnitude)?

Please, enter an approximative stellar magnitude (a negative number).
-5: the fireball was as bright as Venus
-9: the fireball was as bright as the first quarter of moon
-13: the fireball was as bright as the full moon
-27: the fireball was as bright as the sun

What color was the fireball?

Please, enter one or several colors

7- Persistent Train

Some fireballs leave smoke trails or glowing "trains" after they disappear.

* Did you see such a persistent train after the fireball has disappeared? Yes No I don't know

8- Terminal Flash

Some fireballs explode.

* Did you see a terminal flash (bright terminal explosion)? Yes No I don't know

* Did you see fragmentation? Yes No I don't know

9- Sound (Sonic Effects)

Some fireballs make sound.

* Did you hear any concurrent sounds associated with this object? Yes No I don't know

* Did you hear any delayed sounds (booms) associated with this object? Yes No I don't know

10- Info

Note that a brief summary of all reports will appear on the AMS website. This publicly available listing will include your name but your phone number and your email will remain private.

* Last Name (only the first character of your last name will be displayed on the site)

* First Name

* Email (your email won't be displayed: it's just in case we have questions) Keep me updated about this fireball.

Phone (your phone won't be displayed: it's just in case we have questions)

* Please rate your observing experience from 1-5

Any remarks or additional information you feel is important?