Fireball report

Reports Report 1705f (Event 1705-2023)

Observer
Name	Andre' H
Experience Level	4/5
Remarks	At first I thought was an aircraft, but usually bright and fast. Suddenly picked up pace and size and was downturned. It took about three, four seconds. Enough that I had time to realize what was going on, cup my hands over my mouth in astonishment and say OMG before it petered out. It seemed exceptionally slow at the time, but it was of course only a few seconds. Strangely, I was the one to report a true fireball at this part of March two years ago here in Portland. But was very different than this. This was remarkable for its deep yet bright green color and trail at the end. And like I said, seemed like a whitish glow in part of the ball part of it.

Location
Address	Portland, OR
Latitude	45° 28' 27.56'' N (45.474322°)
Longitude	122° 43' 22.83'' W (-122.723008°)
Elevation	108.426643m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2023-03-22 02:30 PDT
UT Date & Time	2023-03-22 09:30 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	154°

Moving
Facing azimuth	36.59°
First azimuth	10.1°
First elevation	41°
Last azimuth	46.84°
Last elevation	16°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-9
Color	Green, Light Green, Yellow

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	Bright, slow light descending, think it was whitish / yellowish. Can't remember if it had a tail initially or not, but started to turn into a ball with a long, thin trail. Until it changed colors to a bright green. Thicker tail by that time – elements of whitish as it transitioned – slightly broken up in white area. That part was when the tail was at its longest. At the last second of its existence there was a larger ball at the end, and I'm pretty sure a hint of white, burning glow at one corner of that ball.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

Bright, slow light descending, think it was whitish / yellowish. Can't remember if it had a tail initially or not, but started to turn into a ball with a long, thin trail. Until it changed colors to a bright green. Thicker tail by that time – elements of whitish as it transitioned – slightly broken up in white area. That part was when the tail was at its longest. At the last second of its existence there was a larger ball at the end, and I'm pretty sure a hint of white, burning glow at one corner of that ball.