Reports Report 2445t (Event 2445-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Carol H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was amazing! It truly looked like it was a fireball falling vertically, not shooting across the sky. I was indoors, so could not tell you if there was any noise associated with it. The lower part of my view is obscured by trees, so the elevation at which I lost sight of this is when it went behind the trees. Also, I just happened to catch this while sitting near the window, so it may have been visible higher in the sky than when I first noticed it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Port Orford, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 45' 24.47'' N (42.756798°) |
| Longitude | 124° 28' 51.97'' W (-124.481104°) |
| Elevation | 92.17308m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-25 20:59 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-26 03:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 105° |
| First azimuth | 105° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 105° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like a vertically dropping ball of fire with trailing bits of fire behind it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a dropping ball of fire, with smaller "flaming" bits that appeared to be coming off and trailing down behind it. |