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                      FIDAC Fireball report no. 08/96
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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
1996 Jun 15 211205   85.081  010 16 E  47 34 N  -4   -5   M. Werner
1996 Jul 06 0907    104.632  116 38 W  32 50 N  -3   -5   G. Zay
1996 Jul 11 070339  109.317  116 38 W  32 50 N  -4   -5   G. Zay
1996 Jul 18 0719    116.005  116 38 W  32 50 N  -4   -6   G. Zay
1996 Jul 21 000400  118.580  013 00 E  52 23 N  -3   -5   J. Rendtel
1996 Jul 21 064015  118.842  073 01 W  42 34 N  -3        L.J. Graemer
1996 Jul 21 080930  118.901  073 01 W  42 34 N  -4   -7   L.J. Graemer
1996 Jul 26 0925    123.727  100 28 W  31 28 N            C.A. Endress et al.
1996 Jul 27 2202    125.185  018 05 E  59 20 N  -4        A. Lysell
1996 Aug 01 0435    129.271  122    W  38    N            M. Ishmael
1996 Aug 01 0435    129.271  121 30 W  38 33 N            L. Lunetta

                         Fireballs -6 and brighter
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1996 Jul 09  21 38  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 107.989deg
Magnitude: -6   Zenithal magnitude: -8
Location: Passo Coe (Italy)
( 011deg 15'18'' E,  45deg 52'36'' N)
First sighting: alpha=285deg, delta= 00deg
End sighting: alpha=045deg, delta=+40deg
Duration: -
Color: ye
Trail: 20deg
Persistent train: none
Fragmentation: none
Velocity: -
Sound: none
Observer: C. Lavarian

1996 Aug 01  19 31 00 UT
Solar longitude J2000: 129.866deg
Magnitude: -7   Zenithal magnitude: -8
Location: Brossac (France)
( 000deg 05'  W,  45deg 20'  N)
First sighting: alpha=330deg, delta=+79deg
End sighting: alpha=301deg, delta=+18deg
Duration: 2 seconds
Color: wh, or, gr
Trail: -
Persistent train: yes
Fragmentation: none
Velocity: fast
Sound: none
Observer: R. Margrave et al.

1996 Aug 01  19 33  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 129.867deg
Magnitude: -8   Zenithal magnitude: -
Location: Muenchen (Germany)
( 011deg 30'  E,  48deg 10'  N)
First sighting: -
End sighting: -
Duration: -
Color: gr
Trail: -
Persistent train: -
Fragmentation: -
Velocity: -
Sound: -
Observer: H. Rabl

1996 Aug 02  02 23  UT
Solar longitude J2000: 130.140deg
Magnitude: -10   Zenithal magnitude: -11
Location: Pekin, IL (USA)
( 089deg 40'  W,  40deg 34'  N)
First sighting: alpha=195deg, delta=+20deg
End sighting: alpha=255deg, delta=-20deg
Duration: 5 seconds
Color: wh-ye
Trail: -
Persistent train: -
Fragmentation: yes
Velocity: medium
Sound: -
Observer:

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