(meteorobs) Fw: Fireball Report 2:16PM, I was in Downtown Portland Oregon

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

"I was in my car travelling south-bound on I-5 at the I-405 interchange.  The
event started due south of me at 80 degrees and passed down to 45 degrees  
very quickly."
 
This narrative is very consistent: indicates the observer was driving  on a 
road toward the South, that the bolide appeared AT (not traveling  FROM) the 
top of the windshield which is 10 south from the vertical (80  degrees 
elevation), and continued on in a southerly direction, basically falling  in front (to 
the south), and extinguishing 45 degrees above the horizon.   This would give 
the idea that it started above him slightly in front and either  fell 
vertically down (just like the radiant effect, it appears to move further  away, but 
actually is just getting closer to your elevation), or it had an angle  of 
incidence slightly to the south as well from his given position.
 
The two questions I would have:
1. Did the observer first see it at 80 degrees altitude because the roof of  
his car blocked it before that, or did it actually appear in full view, or is  
his not sure.
2. Is 80 degrees a bit steep, or did he simply press his face toward the  
windshield while travelling on the freeway?
Saludos, Doug
 
 
En un mensaje con fecha 07/22/2005 6:39:35 AM CDT, Paulo escribe:

Hello all:

Just a question...I find quite strange this south-south  as both initial 
and ending compass direction.
Could there be an mistake  in one of them?

thanks

Paulo

Mark Davis  wrote:

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>From:    NAMN Fireball Reports  <namn at namnmeteors.org>
>Subject: Fireball Report 2:16PM, I was in  Downtown Portland Oregon
>Date:    Wed, 20 Jul 2005  02:50:09 +0000
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>Your Town/State/Country? Portland,  Oregon/USA
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>Date and Time?  2:16PM
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>What compass direction did the fireball appear  from? South
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>What compass direction did the fireball  DISAPPEAR from? South
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