(meteorobs) Fw: Fireball Report January 30 2005, 8:44 pm EST, Glenwood MD

[Mark Davis]

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Subject: Fireball Report January 30 2005, 8:44 pm EST, Glenwood MD


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Your Town/State/Country? Baltimore MD USA


Date and Time? January 30 2005, 8:44 pm EST


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? ENE


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? WSW


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? 3


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it APPEARED?
(As a reference, a closed fist held at arm's length is
approximately 10 degrees.)
  70


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 60


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  Venus


Did it have any color(s)? white


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  No.  Very bright meteor.  Started dim and ended up very brignt.


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  Subtle, fraction of a second trail behind the head.


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  1


Did you hear a sound?
If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to sound?
  Don't know, I was driving a car.


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
  Glenwood MD


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  I was driving south on MD-97 between Union Chapel Road and Burntwoods 
Road.  Time was checked on my cell phone. It traversed the field of view so 
slowly that at first I thought it was an airplane.