Reports Report 4537d (Event 4537-2022)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 4537-2022
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cecily L |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving West @ 80mph when I saw a bright glow at the upper edge of my windshield, which quickly entered my view as a brilliant light green fireball, with a train almost the same width, reminded me of a baseball with a cartoonish train, no narrowing or point at the end, and the whole thing burnt out simultaneously, like it dropped into a lake. THis is the 3rd fireball I've seen in this location, one last year looked like a giant corkscrew, another one a few years before that was a bright orange, huge orb, the size of a basketball (relatively speaking). 3 others I've seen in the past, one each in central UTah, E. Wyoming, and Oregon, along I-5 near Cottage Grove. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 40' 54.51'' N (40.68°) |
| Longitude | 112° 27' 28.2'' W (-112.46°) |
| Elevation | 1285.47m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-30 22:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-31 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 200° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 104.23° |
| First azimuth | 163.04° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 158.31° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |