Fireball Report Form

Your Name, Address & Phone:______________________________________________________

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Observation Date:__________________________ Local Time:_____________________________

Observer's Name:________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: Home (________)__________________Work (________)___________________

Observation Site: ___________________________________________________ In Car?_______

Direction Observer Was Facing: _________________ Fireball Moved: L to R_____ R to L_______

Path: Parallel to Horizon____ Overhead____ Straight Down____ Downward at some angle________

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For definitions of Azimuth and Altitude, and a discussion of angular size, click HERE

First Sighting: Azimuth________________________ Altitude______________________________

Last Sighting: Azimuth________________________ Altitude______________________________

Duration (seconds):_________Apparent Velocity: Fast___ Medium___ Slow___ Not Moving_____

Brightness: Too Bright to Look at_____ Brighter than_____ or as Bright as Full Moon___________

                  Brighter Than_____ or as Bright as Venus _____ Objects cast shadows_____________

Diameter Compared to Full Moon: __________________________________________________

Color: ________________________________ Shape:__________________________________

Change in Brightness and/or Color and/or Shape:________________________________________

Trail: Sparks__________ Smoke_____________ Length_____________ Duration_____________

Termination: Flared Brightly_______ Fragmented__________(Number of Fragments____________)

Passed out of view while still bright__________(in clouds______________ in trees_____________

Behind Building_________ Below Horizon__________) Vanished above Horizon______________

Sounds Heard: With fireball_______ After termination_________(how long after?______________)

What sorts of sound?_____________________________________________________-_______

Did you feel or experience any kind of strange sensation?__________________________________

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Comments and Sketches: Use back of report form.