Report a Fireball

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Where did you see the fireball?

Enter the closest address where you saw the fireball. The more precise you are, the more relevant the data will be.

Address

City

Zip or Postal Code

Country

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When did you see the fireball?

The date you saw the fireball

Month

Year

The local time you saw the fireball

Hour

Minutes

Hour

Minutes

Period

How long did it last?

Please review carefuly your date and time before continuing as that is among the most important data we are asking you to provide.

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Where did it go?

Relative to your location, what direction did you see the fireball moving?

What were you facing?

Select the direction you were facing when you saw the fireball

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In what direction did you FIRST see the fireball?

Select the direction where you FIRST saw the fireball

How far above the horizon was it when it FIRST appeared?

Please, enter a degree (azimuth).
0° = On the horizon
45° = Half way up
90° = Straight up

degree

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In what direction did you LAST see the fireball?

Select the direction where you LAST saw the fireball

How far above the horizon was it when it LAST appeared?

Please, enter a degree (azimuth).
0° = On the horizon
45° = Half way up
90° = Straight up

degree

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Brightness

How bright was it?

Please, enter an approximative stellar magnitude (a negative number).
-5: As Bright as Venus
-9: As Bright as the 1st quarter Moon
-13: As Bright as the full Moon
-27: As Bright as the Sun

Color

What color was the fireball?

Please, enter one or several colors.

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Sound (Sonic Effect)

Did you hear any concurrent sounds associated with this object?
Yes No I don't know

Please describe the details of what you heard.

Did you hear any delayed sounds (booms) associated with this object?
Yes No I don't know

Please describe the details of what you heard.

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Persistent train

Some fireballs leave smoke trails or glowing trains after they disappear. Did you see such a persistent train after the fireball has disappeared?
Yes No I don't know

How long did it last?

seconds

How long was the train?

degree
(Note: A fist held at arm's length is approximately 10 degrees)

Please describe the details of the train (a smoke trail or a glowing train, changes that occurred to the train over time, etc.)

Terminal Flash

Did you see a terminal flash (bright terminal explosion)?
Yes No I don't know

Please describe the details of the flash and/or fragmentation you saw.

Did you see fragmentation?
Yes No I don't know

Please describe the details of the flash and/or fragmentation you saw.

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And now some Information about you

Note that a brief summary of all reports will appear on our website. This publicly available listing will include your name but your phone number and your email will remain private.

Last Name (only the first character of your last name will be displayed on the site)

First Name

Email (your email won't be displayed: it's just in case we have questions)

Keep me updated about this fireball.

Please rate your observing experience from 1-5

Any remarks or additional information you feel is important?

Done

Thank you!

Your report has been successfully submitted. By submitting these data, you are not only helping our organization but Science too!

The identification number of your fireball report is:

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Your report will appear among the pending reports in few hours: Pending Reports
If several people saw the same phenomenon and if this phenomenon is a fireball, your report will be grouped by our team with other reports into an event: Reports

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