A bright green fireball witnessed by my son and I at around 9:10pm local time
As we drove down the Pat Bay Highway, north of Victoria, at around 9:10 pm local time we witnessed one bright green fireball, approximate size - 1/4 moon, streak across the sky in an east to west direction over the Olympic Mts. The fireball was on a slightly downward course for the duration of time in which the object was visible (5 seconds). It disappeared in what seemed to be mid-air. There were no viewing obstructions as the particular area was flat farm land. There was a long white tail following the object. From past experiences witnessing meteorites we are quite positive in saying that the object seen tonight was not such space debris. I am a government employee with the B.C Ministry of Forests (Victoria branch) and I am currently the president of our local soccer association. My son is 19 years old and currently employed with a local restaurant. I am 48. I hope this is helpful.
As we drove down the Pat Bay Highway, north of Victoria, at around 9:10 pm local time we witnessed one bright green fireball, approximate size - 1/4 moon, streak across the sky in an east to west direction over the Olympic Mts. The fireball was on a slightly downward course for the duration of time in which the object was visible (5 seconds). It disappeared in what seemed to be mid-air. There were no viewing obstructions as the particular area was flat farm land. There was a long white tail following the object. From past experiences witnessing meteorites we are quite positive in saying that the object seen tonight was not such space debris. I am a government employee with the B.C Ministry of Forests (Victoria branch) and I am currently the president of our local soccer association. My son is 19 years old and currently employed with a local restaurant. I am 48. I hope this is helpful.
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Victoria
Canada
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5 seconds
48.46
-123.37
fireball
BC
Occurred : 9/23/1998 21:10 (Entered as : 09/23/98 21:10) Reported: 9/23/1998 23:13 Posted: 12/2/2000 Location: Victoria (Canada), BC Shape: Fireball Duration: 5 seconds
A bright green fireball witnessed by my son and I at around 9:10pm local time