Reports Report 3853d (Event 3853-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen a number of fireballs in my life but this one was the most impressive event as it took place while the sun was setting and there was yet to be stars out and the meteor displayed a very bright white light and turquoise color and would occasionally leave a small trail. The event lasted what felt like 30 seconds I spotted it at the top right of my windshield and I had to turn my head to follow it. The last 5 seconds of the event, because of the angle I was on the meteorite was a little obscured by trees but I confirmed it disappeared. but I really felt like it was low in the atmosphere as high as a jet would fly but this object was traveling 5 times grater than a jet. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Golden Lake, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 45° 36' 20.03'' N (45.605563°) |
| Longitude | 77° 13' 16.95'' W (-77.221374°) |
| Elevation | 185.072m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-09 18:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-09 22:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 103° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 355.69° |
| First azimuth | 70.24° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 11.01° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteorite I saw would glow very bright white light and then a turquoise blue, the bright white, and it would display a off and on trail about a inch in length approximately 3 times the trail occurred. The meteorite was traveling at an outstanding speed for a duration of over 20 seconds and the length of my car windshield from my prospective. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |