[meteorite-list] Fireball Report Feb. 25, 2004, Fort Collins, CO (fwd)

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:28 2004
Message-ID: <20040227010336.86526.qmail_at_web60301.mail.yahoo.com>

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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:05:32 +0000
From: meteors_at_comcast.net
Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball Report February 25,
2004, Seen from downtown Denver, Colorado (fwd)

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From: NAMN Fireball Reports <namn_at_atmob.org>
Cc: guyclinger_at_att.net
Subject: Fireball Report February 25, 2004, Seen from
downtown Denver, Colorado

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 23:11:30 -0500 (EST)

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Your Name? Guy Clinger


Your Town/State/Country? Denver/Colorado/USA


Date and Time? February 25, 2004


What compass direction did the fireball appear from?
ssw


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR
from? sw


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the
sky? 2


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.)
  40


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it
DISAPPEARED? 35


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  setting Sun


Did it have any color(s)? yellow/orange


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did
that look like?
  The main fireball remained intact, but it had a
trail of sparks and
smoke


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it
was gone?
How long did that last?
  Yes, several seconds. Smoke trail lasted at least 5
minutes.


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  2


Did you hear a sound?
If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to
sound?
  No


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the
fireball?
  Seen from downtown Denver, Colorado


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings,
etc. below:
  I saw the fireball only for a second or two as it
passed behind/between two skyscrapers as I was walking
south on Broadway between 18th and 17th North at about
6:30 pm MST, just after dusk but before deep darkness.
 The fireball was south-southwest of me, moving toward
the west, disappeared from view behind a
building about soutwest from me, not too high in the
sky. It moved slowly enough to be surprising to me.
It appeared brighter than the moon, seemed about
half the size of a full moon, and had a trail of
sparks 4-6 times the diameter of the fireball. I
asked a man walking next to me if he had seen it and
he had, he seemed to have seen it longer than me and
said that the front looked larger than the rear. It
had a bright trail of sparks, mainly yellow with a
touch of orange, trail seemed to linger a bit even
after the main spark trail had passed.
I clearly saw a smoke trail lingering in its path for
the next 5 minutes until I entered a building.
No sound.

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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 21:14:44 +0000
From: meteors_at_comcast.net
Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball Report Feb. 25, 2004,
Fort Collins, CO (fwd)

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From: NAMN Fireball Reports <namn_at_atmob.org>
Cc: biergoat_at_peakpeak.com
Subject: Fireball Report Feb. 25, 2004, Fort Collins,
CO
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:44:40 -0500 (EST)

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Your Name? Jeff Biegert


Your Town/State/Country? Fort Collins, CO, USA


Date and Time? Feb. 25, 2004


What compass direction did the fireball appear from?
South


What compass direction did the fireball DISAPPEAR
from? Southwest


How long, in seconds, were you able to see it in the
sky? 2.5


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.)
  35


How many degrees off the horizon was it when it
DISAPPEARED? 10


How bright did it appear?
Like a star, Venus, the Moon, or the setting Sun?
  brighter then the moon


Did it have any color(s)? red, yellow, blue, green


Did it appear to fall apart as it went by? What did
that look like?
  trail with spots, pieces breaking off


Did it leave a persistent streak in the sky after it
was gone?
How long did that last?
  no


How fast did it move? Use a 1 to 5 scale, 1 being
VERY slow, and 5 being extremely quick.
  2


Did you hear a sound?
If yes, what was the time delay from sighting to
sound?
  crackling, no delay


What is the closest Town/State to where you saw the
fireball?
  Fort Collins, CO


Please put any additional remarks, sketches, drawings,
etc. below:
  The event started due south at approx. 35 degrees
elevation and traveled slowly south / southwest, below
the moon and Venus. From my location, it looked as if
it could have arrived in Rocky mountain National Park.
It's magnitude seemed almost 2 times that of the
crescent moon. The head of the meteor was red with
some yellow, green and blue tailing behind along with
a
spotted train. The size is estimated at about 1/8 to
1/4 diameter of the moon, definitely the largest and
brightest I have ever seen.

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