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Re: (meteorobs) Fireball Report 12/2/2003 2:15PM Pacific Time, Santa Paula, CA (fwd)
Hello,
This might not be a fireball. Assuming this should be 2:15 *am rather than
*pm, this could very well be the 2 december 10:04 UTC launch of an
Atlas-centaur rocket from Vandebergh, which brought two new classified,
presumably NOSS satellites in orbit yesterday.
See also:
http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/Dec-2003/0014.html
http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/Dec-2003/0015.html
http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/Dec-2003/0017.html
- Marco
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Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball Report 12/2/2003 2:15PM Pacific Time, Santa
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> Subject: Fireball Report 12/2/2003 2:15PM Pacific Time, Santa Paula, CA
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:25:38 -0500 (EST)
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> Your Name? Peter
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> Your Town/State/Country? Ventura, CA USA
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> Date and Time? 12/2/2003 2:15PM Pacific Time
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> What compass direction did the fireball appear from? WSW
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> What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? SE
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> How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? ~120
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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.)
> ~35
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> How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? ~35
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> How bright did it appear?
> Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
> brightness between that of the moon and the setting sun
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> Did it have any color(s)? Red/Orange, then Blue after the trail
dissapeared
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> Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
> no, it appeared cohesive until dissapearance. Looked like an orange
ball
> about 1/4 the size of the moon at its zenith
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> Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
> How long did that last?
> it had a trail, yes which dissapeared after it made it about 3/5 across
its
> path
>
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> How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
> VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
> 2-3
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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?
> Santa Paula, CA
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> Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
> Lat: 34.40694, long: -119.08011 (appx.)
>
> initial trail was like a rocket trail behind it, when that trail went out,
it
> looked like there was a partial bubble in front of it which was blueish
colored.
> It seemed to emit smoke as well in both states.
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