INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER

                      FIDAC Fireball report no. 07/95
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                          Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag
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Date        Time    Solar    Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer
                    Long.
            [UT]    [deg]    [ deg ']  [deg ']  vis  abs
1995 Jul 29 0615    125.757  079 44 W  33 05 N  -5   -8   M. Davis
1995 Aug 13 0413    140.043  117 42 W  34 24 N  -5        B. Ammons
1995 Oct 01 0107    187.471  009 41 E  59 06 N  -4   -5   O. Kristiansen



                         Fireballs -6 and brighter
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1995 Jul 28  22 50  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 125.461deg
Magnitude: -15   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: Durham (U.K.)
( 001deg 57'  W,  54deg 23'  N)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: -
Color: ye-rd
Trail: -
Persistent train: yes
Fragmentation: 3 pcs.
Velocity: -
Sound: 3 booms after 240 seconds
Observer: D.A. Rothery


1995 Aug 01  01 07  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 128.421deg
Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -12
Location: Botrange (Belgium)
( 006deg 06'  E,  50deg 30'20'' N)
First sighting: alpha=125deg, delta=+70deg
End sighting: alpha=150deg, delta=+62deg
Duration: -
Color: bl
Trail: -
Persistent train: 60s, deformation
Fragmentation: explosion
Velocity: -
Sound: none
Observer: F.R. van Loo


1995 Sep 30  01 24  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 186.500deg
Magnitude: -12   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: ? Ontario (Canada)
( 079deg   '  W,  46deg   '  N)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: 10 seconds
Color: bl-gr
Trail: -
Persistent train: wh-bl
Fragmentation: -
Velocity: -
Sound: none
Observer: D. Gilby


1995 Oct 08  02   UT
Solar longitude J2000: 194.401deg
Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -12
Location: Loveland, CO (USA)
( 105deg   '  W,  40deg   '  N)
First sighting: alpha=021deg, delta=+67deg
End sighting: alpha=208deg, delta=+35deg
Duration: 3 seconds
Color: gr
Trail: smoky, 3-4ĝlong
Persistent train: -
Fragmentation: -
Velocity: -
Sound: -
Observer: K. Richards


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