Reports Report 7295h (Event 7295-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Craig R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This one was different than anything else I've ever observed, including "long-tail" meteors. It was low in the sky, appeared to burn up just a few miles west of my position (as opposed to "up there in the sky") and was broad as opposed to a "meteor." This was definitely a fireball based on size and duration (2-5 seconds of burn). It was long enough to be significant, but not long enough for me to safely pull my vehicle over and get a picture. I could see it clearly out of the windshield of my vehicle and it was low enough in the night sky (pre-dawn) to see between the top of the steering wheel and the top of the windshield where it meets the roof of the car. I immediately started looking online to see if a satellite, airplane, or other terrestrial object had been reported re-entering. This was definitely different and an incredible sight! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Meridian, ID |
| Latitude | 43° 35' 25.2'' N (43.590332°) |
| Longitude | 116° 20' 35.49'' W (-116.343191°) |
| Elevation | 810.062317m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-10-24 05:52 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-10-24 11:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 262° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 271.96° |
| First azimuth | 279.63° |
| First elevation | 26° |
| Last azimuth | 263.72° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Remarks | The object had a trail that appeared to "blur" (assuming this was fragmentation as whatever the object was burned up in the atmosphere), which made the object significantly wider than anything else in the sky. |