(meteorobs) Re: Bright Fireball report from Oregon to Washington

[GeoZay at aol.com]

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


>>How long, in seconds, were you  able to see it in the sky? 3 or 4 seconds<<
This indicates to me that it was a definite meteor  and not a satellite.


>> 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<<


Sounds like it could be a very distant, but long  "earthgrazer"...beginning 
perhaps 100 miles distant from the  observer?


>> How many degrees off the horizon  was it when it DISAPPEARED? 0 degrees<<
 
Sounds like the end point is even further than 100  miles...maybe 150 miles? 
So it's heading away from the  observer.


>> How fast did it move? Use a 1  to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely  quick.
1<<
 
This makes sense, it being along the horizon and  heading away.


>> What is the closest  Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
south of Sequim WA  over Olympic Mountains<<




Sounds like if it dropped any meteorites, they probably  landed in the ocean. 
 


>>  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.  <<
 
Sounds like it had a terminal explosion. Any  meteorites found will be small 
at best. Again it sounds like any sizable  debris ended up in the ocean. 
George  Zay