(meteorobs) Northwest Fireball of March 12

[Robert Lunsford]

The AMS has received a total of 37 reports so far on this event. As 
expected, observer accounts are widely scattered but the following can be 
reasonably deduced:

The fireball occurred near 0345 Universal Time on March 13.

The object was intensely green with a peak magnitude in the range of -15 
to -20

The average duration was near 5 seconds.

It could possibly belong to the Anthelion (Virginid) meteor shower, whose 
radiant was low in the southeast at the time.

Any meteorites would have fallen into the Pacific Ocean.

To view the reports, I invite you to visit the AMS 2005 Fireball Report 
Table at:

http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log.html

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford