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(meteorobs) Fireball Report 3/19/2004 2340: Latitude: 45.350594, Longitude: -121.94653 (fwd)


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From:    NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Subject: Fireball Report 3/19/2004 2340: Latitude: 45.350594, Longitude: -121.94653
Date:    Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:38:10 -0500 (EST)

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Your Town/State/Country? Zigzag, OR USA


Date of fireball? 3/19/2004


Time of fireball? 2340


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? SSW


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? SSW


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.)
  80


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 85


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  20% brighter than a full moon


Did it have any color(s)? green


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  it  started out round but as it dropped it became more cone shaped with a 
trail


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.
  4


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?
  Latitude: 45.350594, Longitude: -121.94653


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  This is the second one I have seen in the last 5 months. On October 29, 2004 
my friend and I were driving east at approx 19:15 when we saw a large green 
fireball in the NE sky. The location was only a mile from our home and last 
night's sighting. It is so weird to see these, I have to report it to someone 
other than the weather man at KGW.
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