NUFORC Sighting 151018

Occurred: 2019-11-21 18:30 Local
Reported: 2019-11-23 11:27 Pacific
Duration: 3-5 seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Arlington, WA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail

Fireball 11/21/19 6:30pm, observed from Arlington, WA, arcing across the sky to the north.

On 11/21/19 at about 6:30pm, I was driving north on I-5, just north of 236th exit 210, when a fireball shot across the sky moving east to west at about 40 degrees above the horizon.

Yellowish orange in color, the fireball was much larger than a shooting star, it looked more like a close comet. Visible longer than a shooting star, and lasting probably 3-5 seconds, with a much wider trail, the arc trail across the sky was probably 1/4 of the horizon! Brake lights appeared on several other vehicles on the freeway. There was no sound related to the event.

This is the first fireball I have ever seen, though I enjoy stargazing and have viewed many shooting stars and satellites.



Posted 2019-12-01

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