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(meteorobs) Fireball Report 3/15/04 7:20pm: Queens, NY (fwd)


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From:    NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Cc:      vbjack@nyc.rr.com
Subject: Fireball Report 3/15/04 7:20pm: Queens, NY
Date:    Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:35:07 -0500 (EST)

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Your Name? John Phillips


Your Town/State/Country? South Ozone park, NY, USA


Date of fireball? 3/15/04


Time of fireball? 7:20pm


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? NNW


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? SEE


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? 7-10


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.)
  90


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 50


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


Did it have any color(s)? Light Redish


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  it seemd to break into 3 pieces


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  No


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


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?
  Queens, NY


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  I was walking my dog and talking to a neighbor and we both saw a flash in the 
sky and then a very very fast light ball break into 3 pieces 2 of which 
disapeered right away and one which traveled very fast off into the direction of 
the atlantic ocean, i would say traveling in a south east direction. I also live 
in the suburbs of NYC (Queens) right near JFK Airport. I know what we saw was 
not a plane and we are not crazy as we both saw the same thing. it looked like a 
shooting star and it was huge with a small trail behind it. If someone would 
like to contact me to speak about this, it would be fine. i didn't hear any 
noise nor did we see where it may have landed if it landed at all. We just 
couldn't believe we even saw it since it was kind of hazy out and we were only 
able to see maybe 3 or 4 stars in the entire sky.
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