Bright, white meteor fireball spotted in British Columbia, Washington state

Lunar Meteorite Hunters
Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:52 UTC

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Initial Meteor Reports

01APR2016 Kachur Surrey,BC 21:10 ish pm 3sec. Was facing south came down from the left to right. No sound, extremely bright white,with red flames as it burnt It seemed bright as the sun for a split sec then turned white/blue color then red ball. It was close like over white rock area. No photo.

01APR2016 Andrew Port Coquitlam BC Canada 21:00 approx pacific time 10 seconds? Still burning when it left my view NE to SW white/yellow flame bang followed 30 seconds or so later bright and low not very bright, burning like a giant rocket.

01APR2016 Julia Coates Marysville WA USA 2050 pm 3 seconds East/West. White to blue to red; brighter than the moon but not as bright as the sun. It was the first fireball I have ever seen. It was so beautiful.

01APR2016 Ian Pocock Chemainus BC Canada 20:45/Pacific Approx 2 seconds Start SE stop SSE Pale flare followed by brief green, no sound heard 2-3 x brighter than Venus. The brief flare (as it hit the atmosphere?) It was interesting.

01APR2016 Sherri Osoyoos BC Close to 2040 3-4 sec SE. To NW Very fast white fireball. Just noticed a very bright big ball of white flying over the sky, it didn't seem too high up.

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