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(meteorobs) Fireball Report March 21, 2004 7:27 pm Central standard time: Seen just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (fwd)


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From:    NAMN Fireball Reports <namn@atmob.org>
Subject: Fireball Report March 21, 2004 7:27 pm Central standard time: Seen just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date:    Sun,  4 Apr 2004 01:09:48 -0500 (EST)

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Your Town/State/Country? West St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada


Date of fireball? March 21, 2004


Time of fireball? 7:27 pm Central standard time


What compass direction did the fireball appear from? North


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR from? South East


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the sky? approx 15 seconds


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.)
  30


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it DISAPPEARED? 25


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  It wasn't yet dark out, but appeared as bright as Jupiter is in the sky now. 


Did it have any color(s)? Yellow, white and green


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did that look like?
  NO it did not look like it fell apart as it went by.  It looked like a plane 
falling out of the sky (there was a plane fairly close to it in the sky at the 
time), and it had a long green tail behind it. 


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it was gone?
How long did that last?
  It left a bright green steak in the sky for a short time after the fireball 
itself had disappeared. 


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  2.5


Did you hear a sound?
If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to sound?
  No sound, I was in a moving car at the time.


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the fireball?
  Seen just outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada


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