Reports Report 553a (Event 553-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 553-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jamie L |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen what most people call falling stars, even prolonged fireballs, but this was the first time I've seen a fireball so close and change color from yellow, orange, to bright red. It was amazing. I would fully expect that there is a debris field in my neighbors farm field or bush. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oxdrift, Ontario (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 50' 42.61'' N (49.85°) |
| Longitude | 93° 1' 38.45'' W (-93.03°) |
| Elevation | 364.41m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-01-26 04:41 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-01-26 10:41 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 233.14° |
| First azimuth | 250.24° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 225.85° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | At first it was yellowish orange and then turned orange red before disappearing |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fireball changed color turning from yellow, to orange, to red and was quite large |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Before the fireball was out of sight it turn bright red and seemed bigger |