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(meteorobs) Fireball Report 14 nov 03 1902 local, I was 20 kilometers n/w of Edson, Alberta, Canada (fwd)


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From:    NAMN
Subject: Fireball Report 14 nov 03     1902 local, I was 20 kilometers n/w of Edson, Alberta, Canada
Date:    Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:20:25 -0500 (EST)

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Your Name? mike kimm


Your Town/State/Country? alberta, Canada


Date and Time? 14 nov 03     1902 local


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? north


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? it came straight down 
from the north star and just brushed the right hand side of the big dipper


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? 2-3 sec


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.)
  I was driving a pickup truck and didn't see it when it appeared,but I knew 
there was something coming because the night brightened before I saw the plasma 
trail.


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 10- 15 deg


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  the plasma trail was a blue green beam and it looked like it was boiling smoke 
but in a very narrow beam


Did it have any color(s)? the plasma[correct word  ?] trail was bluish green and 
very narrow and it tapered at the end. Theburst at the end was bright yellow 
orange when it burst then it fizzled like a molten metal roman candle with a few 
globules that went up then arced down and went out at the same height they came 
from.


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  it fell apart at the very end in a small explosion.


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  the streak dissapated as the end exploded but there wasn't a yellow fireball 
until it actually exploded


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  3 I directly observed it for 1/2 the time it took for it to decerate, and I 
immediately got the impression/sense of extremely rapid deceleration


Did you hear a sound?
If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to sound?
  no sound by the time I stopped the truck and I couldn't see a smoke trail


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
  I was 20 kilometers n/w of Edson, Alberta, Canada


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  By far the most spectacular sighting I have seen.
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