Preliminary Report : This was an uncommonly large fireball! It occurred over northern New Mexico and I estimate that its path was roughly from around Questa heading towards the Springer area, or possibly from Taos heading towards the Wagon Mound area. NOTE: This is only a guesstimate and hopefully other reports will surface. Its magnitude was close to -12, almost as bright as the Full Moon.
Here are preliminary videos and more data will follow as it is processed:
VHF forward scatter radio capture at 61.250 MHz and 55.250 MHz: VHF movie
VLF/ELF radio observation here : VLF Movie
VHF scatter and VLF/ELF : VLF/ELF-VHF Movie
Please send reports of this fireball to me at the address below. Thank you.
All-sky camera on loan from Sandia National Laboratories.
Thomas Ashcraft - Radio Fireball Observatory - 35. 50 N 105.89 W New Mexico
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