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Subject: Fireball Report 29 March 04 ca. 2100: Mountain View, CA
From:    "Apache User" <apache@atmob.org>
Date:    Fri, April 2, 2004 5:23 pm
To:      "NAMN Fireball Reports" <namn@atmob.org>
Cc:      m.fries@gl.ciwdot edu
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Your Name? Marc Fries


Your Town/State/Country? Washington, DC


Date of fireball? 29 March 04


Time of fireball? ca. 2100


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? SE


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? S


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.)
  60


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?
  brighter than Venus


Did it have any color(s)? white, with an orange tail containing faint debris


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  did not break up or oscillate in brightness


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  yes; a few seconds


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  3


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?
  Mountain View, CA


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings, etc. below:
  Appeared from the SE at an altitude of ~60 degrees above the horizon,
"descended" to about 50 degrees after traveling across ~20 degrees of
the sky.  The fireball extinguished about five degrees below Jupiter in
the sky.  Location of the observation is on the sidewalk in front of St.
Stephen's Green, 223 Castro St. Mountain View, CA.  The fireball was the
brightest object visible in the sky at the time.  There were three other
observers at this location who can be reached for comment.




-- 
Marc D. Fries, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Geophysical Laboratory
5251 Broad Branch Rd. NW
Washington, DC 20015
PH:  202 478 7970
FAX: 202 478 8901
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