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(meteorobs) Fireball Report 25 February 2004 19:42: Truro Nova Scotia closer to the area of Bible Hill (fwd)


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From:    NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Cc:      sylviet@ns.sympaticodot ca
Subject: Fireball Report 25 February 2004 19:42: Truro Nova Scotia closer to the area of Bible Hill
Date:    Mon,  8 Mar 2004 20:18:57 -0500 (EST)

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Your Name? Sylvie Theriault


Your Town/State/Country? Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada


Date of fireball? 25 February 2004


Time of fireball? 19:42


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? south


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? south


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? 8


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.)
  10


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


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  brighter than the Northern Star


Did it have any color(s)? white bluish


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  it looked like it disentegrated as it moved along.  see additional remarks


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  not when it was gone, the streak was while it was moving


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?
  No


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
  Truro Nova Scotia closer to the area of Bible Hill


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  I was travelling from Truro Novas Scotia to Dartmouth Nova Scotia the night of 
Feb 25, 2004, on HWY
102.  I left Eastmoore St in Truro (close to NS Agricultural College in
Bible Hill) at 19:30. At about 19:42, I saw an object that looked like
a  meteorite travelling in the  same
direction as I was and it seemed quite close above the tree line and
quite large compared to stars (much bigger and brighter than the
Northern star).  It had a
white/blueish colour with a long trail of light behind it; I would
estimate the trail at 30-40 feet long. It was not a falling start and it
certainely was not a plane.

I would describe this object as being in the air as opposite to being in
the sky (like stars).  My sighting lasted about 8 seconds (not counting
the seconds I had to look ahead for traffic, so add another 4 sec to
that).  I estimate that I was travelling between
100-110 km/per hr. It caught up with my speed and gradually passed me
and disappeared (disintegrated???) Any reports of a "strange object" in
the sky that
night?


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