| Observer |
|
Name |
Jill R |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Partner sitting across from me didn’t see fireball but described the sky as lighting up, thought there’d been a lightning strike |
| Location |
|
Address |
Lopez Island, WA |
|
Latitude |
48° 26' 1.11'' N (48.433643°)
|
|
Longitude |
122° 51' 48.7'' W (-122.863528°)
|
|
Elevation |
11.925272m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2023-01-16 23:00 PST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2023-01-17 07:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈1.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From down left to up right |
|
Descent Angle |
15° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
76.63° |
|
First azimuth |
78.5° |
|
First elevation |
50° |
|
Last azimuth |
69.99° |
|
Last elevation |
12° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-16 |
|
Color |
Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
1s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
Glowing, very bright, narrower than ball itself |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
Ball got bigger as it descended, looked like smoke coming out all around ball at the end, just above horizon. VERY bright |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
