Reports Report 8060cl (Event 8060-2022)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 8060-2022
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dan L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting in the driver’s seat of my parked car looking due East, the exact direction of the fireball falling to Earth. From my perspective the flash of white light preceded the fireball falling in the sky. Initially I believed I witnessed a flash of lightning. Cloud cover diffused the bright white flash. The fireball broke out below the cloud cover. I was confused by witnessing fire in the sky, and a bit scared wondering if more of whatever fell to Earth would be followed by more fire falling from the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Medford, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 20' 36.26'' N (42.34°) |
| Longitude | 122° 53' 52.54'' W (-122.9°) |
| Elevation | 407.1m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-04 19:43 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-05 02:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 21° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | Glowing train |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I initially believed I saw the flash of lightning, but I was confused because there wasn’t a lightning bolt. Then the fireball appeared below cloud cover. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragments of the fireball were left in its wake or tail. |