Reports Report 8405a (Event 8405-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Benjamin S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This one was wild! Reporting long after, but I took a timestamped photo from the spot/perspective and drew a line of where the fireball was, to show my wife, hence my confidence to make this report. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Vermilion Bay, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 44' 53.8'' N (49.748279°) |
| Longitude | 93° 9' 48.19'' W (-93.163387°) |
| Elevation | 362m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-07-15 00:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-15 05:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 326.48° |
| First azimuth | 301.94° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 345.96° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Crackling, like a professional firework on ascent |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | A fairly low smoke trail that hung in the sky for a couple of minutes |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright flash and trail ended; sound continued after flash for a moment but this is accounted for by distance |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |