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(meteorobs) Fireball Report January 3rd, 2004, midday , Los Angeles / California (fwd)


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From:    NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Cc:      email@GaryWeibert.com
Subject: Fireball Report January 3rd, 2004, midday , Los Angeles / California
Date:    Thu,  8 Jan 2004 15:30:09 -0500 (EST)

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Your Name? Gary Weibert


Your Town/State/Country? San Bernardino/CA/USA


Date and Time? January 3rd, 2004, midday 


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? UNK


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? UNK


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


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.)
  50


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 35


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  crescent moon/brighter than venus, yet during broad daylight within a couple 
hours of noontime


Did it have any color(s)? light green


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  daytime fireball, arcing downward, bright head and medium-bright trail


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  Streak lasted only 2 or 3 seconds.


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  2


Did you hear a sound?
If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to sound?
  was in car, so not sure if sound


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
  Los Angeles / California


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  Never seen a daytime fireball, so do not have refrences to compare to, but was 
surprisingly bright, almost as if someone had lit a very bright skyrocket (but 
don't think that was it). Definite greenish hue was seen. Emailed various 
TV/Radio stations to see if they'd received reports, but none replied either 
way. Griffith Observatory seemed open to the possibility of its timing 
coinciding with the Quadrantid shower to have possibly been a daytime Quadrantid 
fireball. Was the most impressive astronomical shower-related item since I 
witnessed the Leonids a couple years ago! 
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