INTERNATIONAL METEOR ORGANIZATION *** FIREBALL DATA CENTER FIDAC Fireball report no. 7/96 Fireballs -3 ... -5 mag --------------------------- Date Time Solar Longitude Latitude Magnitude Observer Long. [UT] [deg] [ deg '] [deg '] vis abs 1995 Nov 17 180545 234.992 136 26 E 35 32 N -4 A. Inaka 1996 Feb 12 1412 323.219 140 39 E 35 58 N -4 -4 M. Muraki 1996 Feb 12 1823 323.396 139 00 E 36 29 N -3 -5 K. Izumi 1996 Feb 24 1150 335.227 140 29 E 35 58 N -5 M. Muraki 1996 Feb 24 115030 335.227 140 29 E 35 58 N -5 K. Yoshizaki 1996 Mar 12 1215 352.266 140 36 E 37 58 N -3 -6 H. Sato 1996 Mar 15 184007 355.524 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -3 K. Osada 1996 Mar 25 1305 5.225 134 52 E 34 19 N B M. Matsumoto 1996 Mar 27 1814 7.417 134 52 E 34 19 N B M. Matsumoto 1996 Apr 03 115954 14.072 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -4 K. Osada 1996 Apr 22 114438 32.683 136 14 E 35 15 N -4 -4 K. Osada 1996 Apr 23 1024 33.603 139 52 E 35 48 N -3 T. Hasegawa 1996 Apr 23 102420 33.604 139 40 E 35 51 N -3 -4 M. Shimizu 1996 May 05 105655 45.283 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 -4 K. Osada 1996 May 05 1747 45.559 138 56 E 35 20 N -3 K. Osada 1996 May 12 124930 52.127 137 22 E 34 49 N -4 -6 S. Abe 1996 May 14 1259 54.063 134 41 E 34 49 N -5 -6 K. Kai 1996 May 14 1300 54.064 135 42 E 35 58 N -5 K. Ando 1996 May 14 1303 54.066 135 25 E 35 45 N -5 T. Oosaki 1996 May 19 1003 58.763 139 40 E 35 34 N -3 -5 Y. Shigeno 1996 May 21 131005 60.812 140 31 E 36 00 N -5 M. Muraki 1996 May 21 131030 60.812 139 22 E 35 37 N -3 T. Hashimoto 1996 May 25 1437 64.714 135 24 E 34 15 N -5 K. Mameta 1996 May 25 1438 64.715 137 03 E 36 33 N -5 -6 N. Nishida, Y. = Taniuchi 1996 May 25 1440 64.716 137 57 E 36 20 N -5 -7 Y. Nagai 1996 Jun 06 1015 76.042 139 32 E 35 29 N -5 T. Iwasaka 1996 Jun 06 101530 76.042 139 40 E 35 48 N -4 T. Onishi 1996 Jun 19 132350 88.589 138 46 E 35 21 N -3 K. Osada 1996 Jun 22 1206 91.400 137 57 E 36 20 N -4 Y. Nagai 1996 Jul 06 1015 104.677 115 W 36 N -5 B. Hightower 1996 Jul 09 0330 107.269 093 39 W 42 02 N -4 -5 W.M. Diesslin 1996 Jul 12 0700 110.269 116 12 W 43 38 N B R.D. Thornton 1996 Jul 12 0700 110.269 121 20 W 44 04 N B C. Burton et al. 1996 Jul 13 2145 111.808 007 00 E 49 34 N -3 H.E. Gillmann 1996 Jul 18 033000 115.853 063 36 W 44 39 N -5 -7 M. Boschat Fireballs -6 and brighter --------------------------- 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Gunma-ken (Japan) ( 138deg 54' E, 36deg 19' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: M. Koseki 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 54' E, 36deg 12' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: or Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: several 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Aichi-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 22' E, 34deg 49' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: Mr. Kaneda 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagoya-shi (Japan) ( 137deg 01' E, 35deg 10' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 3 seconds Color: wh Trail: long Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: Shinohara 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 138deg 20' E, 35deg 55' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 1.5 seconds Color: rd-gr Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: F. Yanagidaira 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: -10 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 49' E, 35deg 24' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 1.5 seconds Color: wh-bl Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: T. Miura et al. 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Ibaragi-ken (Japan) ( 140deg 06'48'' E, 36deg 04'36'' N) First sighting: alpha=3D327deg, delta=3D-05deg End sighting: alpha=3D311deg, delta=3D+34deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: wh-rd-gr Trail: - Persistent train: 30 min Fragmentation: 2 pcs Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: several 1996 Jan 07 07 20 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.340deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Nagano-ken (Japan) ( 137deg 53' E, 36deg 07' N) First sighting: alpha=3D013deg, delta=3D-27deg End sighting: alpha=3D077deg, delta=3D+04deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: - Trail: explosion Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: S. Naruo et al. 1996 Jan 07 07 21 15 UT Solar longitude J2000: 286.341deg Magnitude: -14 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Tokyo-to (Japan) ( 139deg 41'32'' E, 35deg 38'48'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 2 seconds Color: wh-ye Trail: 2 explosions Persistent train: 3min Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: yes after seconds Observer: Y. Ohashi 1996 Apr 08 12 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 18.992deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Miyagi-ken (Japan) ( 140deg 36' E, 37deg 58' N) First sighting: alpha=3D105deg, delta=3D+29deg End sighting: alpha=3D082deg, delta=3D+25deg Duration: 1.2 seconds Color: ye Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: sparks Velocity: fast Sound: - Observer: H. Sato 1996 Apr 20 20 04 55 UT Solar longitude J2000: 31.071deg Magnitude: -13 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Yamanashi-ken (Japan) ( 138deg 41'00'' E, 35deg 28'54'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 4 seconds Color: bl-gr Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: K. Kawabata 1996 May 14 12 59 UT Solar longitude J2000: 54.063deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Hyogo-ken (Japan) ( 134deg 56' E, 35deg 05'30'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 10 seconds Color: or Trail: final burst Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: slow Sound: - Observer: T. Torigoe et al. 1996 May 17 12 57 UT Solar longitude J2000: 56.953deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Fukushima-shi (Japan) ( 140deg 15' E, 37deg 44' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: - Trail: final explosion Persistent train: yes, bl-gr-or Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: H. Kanno 1996 May 17 12 58 UT Solar longitude J2000: 56.954deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Yamagata-shi (Japan) ( 140deg 19'28'' E, 38deg 11'05'' N) First sighting: alpha=3D202deg, delta=3D-11deg End sighting: alpha=3D233deg, delta=3D+05deg Duration: - Color: bl-wh Trail: final burst Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: H. Sugai 1996 May 25 14 36 UT Solar longitude J2000: 64.714deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Gifu-ken (Japan) ( 136deg 29'16'' E, 35deg 38'02'' N) First sighting: alpha=3D233deg, delta=3D+20deg End sighting: alpha=3D323deg, delta=3D+50deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: or-gr-bl-wh Trail: explosions Persistent train: - Fragmentation: sparks, gr,wh,rd Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: K. Furukawa et al. 1996 Jun 06 10 16 UT Solar longitude J2000: 76.043deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Tokyo-to (Japan) ( 139deg 30' E, 35deg 40' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 5 seconds Color: bl-wh Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: sparks, ye Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: Y. Takeda 1996 Jun 06 20 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 76.431deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -11 Location: Buelach (Switzerland) ( 008deg 34'22'' E, 47deg 31'13'' N) First sighting: alpha=3D205deg, delta=3D-21deg End sighting: alpha=3D205deg, delta=3D-35deg Duration: 2 seconds Color: gr Trail: yes Persistent train: 3-4s Fragmentation: - Velocity: medium Sound: - Observer: B. Bleiker, K. Michel 1996 Jun 24 05 33 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 93.048deg Magnitude: very bright Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Sierra Vista, AZ (USA) ( 110deg 20'23'' W, 30deg 28'20'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 6 seconds Color: ye, or Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: 3 pcs. Velocity: 15deg/sec Sound: - Observer: T.W. Colvin 1996 Jun 28 22 05 UT Solar longitude J2000: 97.519deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Manchester, CT (USA) ( 072deg 31'24'' W, 41deg 47'00'' N) First sighting: alpha=3D183deg, delta=3D+23deg End sighting: alpha=3D065deg, delta=3D+43deg Duration: 10 seconds Color: rd-bl Trail: - Persistent train: yes Fragmentation: yes Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: G.V. Connolly 1996 Jul 05 05 25 UT Solar longitude J2000: 103.531deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: -9 Location: Mt. Ontario, CA (USA) ( 117deg 45' W, 34deg 30' N) First sighting: alpha=3D346deg, delta=3D+73deg End sighting: alpha=3D011deg, delta=3D+67deg Duration: 5 seconds Color: ye Trail: yes Persistent train: none Fragmentation: yes Velocity: - Sound: none Observer: T. Bishop 1996 Jul 05 11 15 UT Solar longitude J2000: 103.763deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Las Vegas, NV (USA) ( 115deg 10' W, 36deg 10' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: wh, bl-rd Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: - Sound: - Observer: B. Hightower 1996 Jul 09 03 32 UT Solar longitude J2000: 107.270deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (USA) ( 091deg 39'49'' W, 42deg 03'54'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: 3 seconds Color: bl Trail: -3..-4mag Persistent train: - Fragmentation: sparks, wh-rd-bl Velocity: slow Sound: 3 low sonic booms after ? seconds Observer: J. Rutten et al. 1996 Jul 10 03 32 UT Solar longitude J2000: 108.224deg Magnitude: -8 Zenithal magnitude: - Location: Anamosa, IL (USA) ( 091deg 39'48'' W, 42deg 03'55'' N) First sighting: - End sighting: - Duration: - Color: bl Trail: - Persistent train: - Fragmentation: sparks, wh Velocity: slow Sound: 3 sonic booms after ? seconds Observer: J. Rutten et al. 1996 Jul 11 21 57 00 UT Solar longitude J2000: 109.909deg Magnitude: -7 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Buelach (Switzerland) ( 008deg 34'22'' E, 47deg 31'13'' N) First sighting: alpha=3D268deg, delta=3D+20deg End sighting: alpha=3D238deg, delta=3D+13deg Duration: 3 seconds Color: wh Trail: final explosion Persistent train: - Fragmentation: - Velocity: very slow Sound: - Observer: S. Meister et al. 1996 Jul 12 01 12 UT Solar longitude J2000: 110.038deg Magnitude: -6 Zenithal magnitude: -7 Location: Halifax, NS (Canada) ( 063deg 36' W, 44deg 39' N) First sighting: alpha=3D216deg, delta=3D+18deg End sighting: alpha=3D220deg, delta=3D+03deg Duration: 2.5 seconds Color: bl-rd Trail: 15=B0 Persistent train: 0.5s Fragmentation: 5-6 pcs, rd Velocity: medium Sound: none Observer: M. Boschat ---------------------------------------------------------------------- International Meteor Organization * Fireball Data Center c/o Andre Knoefel, Saarbruecker Str. 8, D - 40476 Duesseldorf, Germany phone (+49) 211:450-719 (auto-answer) e-mail: starex@tron.gun.de (Internet) 100114,3235 (CompuServe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIREBALL REPORTS ARE WELCOME !