(meteorobs) Fwd: Fireball Report May 30 2005 approx 23.00 EST, Trujillo Peru
Lew Gramer
mameteors at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 14 10:41:09 EDT 2005
--- anonymous at atmob.org wrote:
> Date: 9 Jun 2005 16:10:48 -0000
> From: anonymous at atmob.org
> To: NAMN Fireball Reports <namn at namnmeteors.org>
> CC: ...
> Subject: Fireball Report May 30 2005 approx 23.00 EST, Trujillo Peru
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> Your Name? Melissa MASSAT
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> Your Town/State/Country? Trujillo PERU
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> Date and Time? May 30 2005 approx 23.00 EST
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> What compass direction did the fireball appear from? SW
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> What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? NE
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> How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? 8
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> 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.)
> 75
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> How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 75
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> How bright did it appear?
> Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
> Sunlight
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> Did it have any color(s)? yellow flame
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> Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
> no- it had a strong but short yellow flamed tail
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> Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
> How long did that last?
> it illuminated the ground but had a very short fat tail
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> How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
> VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
> 2slower than most flling stars
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> Did you hear a sound?
> If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to sound?
> no
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> What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
> Trujillo Peru
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> Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
>
Lew Gramer <dedalus at alum.mit.edu>
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