(Portland, Oregon) – The American Meteor Society (AMS) appears to have confirmed a giant white and / or green fireball seen over Portland and southwest Washington. Above: another fireball seen on the Oregon coast in recent years.
It was reported by me – Andre’ Hagestedt, editor of Oregon Coast Beach Connection – and about two to four others, according to the AMS website. I spotted it at approximately 3:52 a.m., a brief but extremely bright object that showed a massive, green ball and a load of white light around it and behind it.
This qualifies as a fireball rather than a meteor because of its size and the length and duration of the tail.
Check your doorcam footage for Oct 3 at 3:50 a.m. to 3:55 a.m. – if you have a view of the eastern sky
As the AMS puts it: “A fireball is another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky. A bolide is a special type of fireball which explodes in a bright terminal flash at its end, often with visible fragmentation.”…