Reports Report 7267fd (Event 7267-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andrew L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I immediately thought that is was a meteorite. I started to doubt myself as I know this a rare event. I thought maybe a firework, but there is no way a firework can have that type of downward trajectory and speed. I just learned that there was a meteor reported northeast of that location, and the direction is was coming from was in the northeast so now it seems like I saw a piece of this meteorite. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Windsor, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 42° 17' 19.97'' N (42.28888°) |
| Longitude | 82° 55' 29.35'' W (-82.924819°) |
| Elevation | 182.428741m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-12-02 12:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-12-02 17:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 145° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 60° |
| First azimuth | 60° |
| First elevation | 7° |
| Last azimuth | 60° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I was driving eastward down EC Row in Windsor Ontario. I was at the Jefferson interval. The fireball appeared south of EC row over a field by Coco Paving near lauzon rd. It was coming down fast at a 45 angle. Lasted about 1-2 seconds. There was a smoke trail maybe 20' long in the sky. It was very close to where I was. It glowed orange and yellow, had a smoke trail and seems to just vaporize right before it would have hit the ground. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed small, but very bright. It did flash before it seemed to vaporize. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It did look like some other small pieces were around it, but mostly looked like one glowing ball with a smoke trail |