(meteorobs) Fwd: Fireball Report 03-12-05 about 19:45, south of Sequim WA over Olympic Mountains

[Lew Gramer]

Wow, this report calls the fireball "as bright as the setting sun"??

Clear skies,
Lew


--- anonymous at atmob.org wrote:
> Date: 14 Mar 2005 00:21:15 -0000
> From: anonymous at atmob.org
> To: NAMN Fireball Reports <namn at namnmeteors.org>
> CC: [cut...]
> Subject: Fireball Report 03-12-05 about 19:45, south of Sequim WA over
> Olympic Mountains
> 
> ----
> 
> Your Name? Rich Lamkin
> 
> 
> Your Town/State/Country? Sequim, Washington, USA
> 
> 
> Date and Time? 03-12-05 about 19:45
> 
> 
> What compass direction did the fireball appear from? South
> 
> 
> What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? Southwest
> 
> 
> How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? 3 or 4 seconds
> 
> 
> 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.)
>   20 to 25 degrees
> 
> 
> How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 0 degrees
> 
> 
> How bright did it appear?
> Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
>   setting sun
> 
> 
> Did it have any color(s)? irridescent green
> 
> 
> Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
>   No
> 
> 
> Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
> How long did that last?
>   no
> 
> 
> 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?
>   no
> 
> 
> What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
>   south of Sequim WA over Olympic Mountains
> 
> 
> Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
>   It first appeared over the eastern part of the Olympic Range  moving
> westerly and it disappeared behind Mt. Angeles into what appeared to be the
> Hoh River Valley.  After I saw it disappear behind the mountain I saw two
> bright flashes that glowed for a split second as if it had crashed.  It had a
> long orangish-yellow tail like a comet or a meteor.  It reminded me of a
> large Roman candle ball because of the green glow.
> 

Lew Gramer <dedalus at alum.mit.edu>


		
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