Reports Report 3787ah (Event 3787-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gina A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have never have seen anything like this. It was bright enough that I noticed it out of my peripheral vision and had to turn my head for a full few seconds of view before it "went out." During meteor shower viewing, anything happening on my peripheral vision usually goes unnoticed or "goes out" so rapidly that I wonder if I imagined it. This one was unique in the size and/or low altitude, reddish-orange colour, and brightness. Even the apparent low angle trajectory seemed somewhat unique. Several other people who saw it were also astonished. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Bonney Lake, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 10' 6.45'' N (47.168459°) |
| Longitude | 122° 10' 19.23'' W (-122.172007°) |
| Elevation | 166.384m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-12-04 18:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-12-05 02:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 359.68° |
| First azimuth | 20.94° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 348.75° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 6° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, no smoke, followed fireball entire time the fireball was visible |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |