Reports Report 2445o (Event 2445-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris A |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | definitely one of the brightest fireballs I have ever seen. It was bright enough to see distinctly through an overcast. Area where I saw it generally a dark sky area, except for the full moon which could also be seen through the overcast |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chiloquin, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 35' 40.89'' N (42.594692°) |
| Longitude | 121° 53' 47.28'' W (-121.896466°) |
| Elevation | 1320.317017m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-25 20:54 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-26 03:54 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 152° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 25° |
| Remarks | orange glowing head with yellow fragments following and a white tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a high overcast, snowing with a full moon. I saw a bright flash in the left corner of my eye that I thought was lighting, turning to look I saw the blazing orange head with yellow fragmentation behind it and a white tail . I was driving west at the time with my car stereo playing loud |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | as mentioned above. I might have thought it was a large piece of space junk, except for the flash |