CaseFireball2000

Seattle, WA, USA

Fireball flying from SW to NE. Appeared white hot with "chunks" of burning material trailing. Round, very large or very low. Very fast,

Report quality: Moderate69/100

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  • Duration parsed: 2s (an atypical range)
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • 2 other reports from the same city within 3 days
When
2000-04-28
Where
Seattle, WA, USA
Shape
Fireball
Duration
2 seconds
Geo
47.606, -122.332 · exact
Slug
fireball-over-seattle-wa-2000-e50c90
Local cluster

Local cluster

This sighting is part of a small burst — 5 Seattle, WA reports filed in April 2000.

In context

  • Seattle, WA shows up 713 times across the archive.
  • 202 reports came from Washington in 2000.
  • In the 2000s, 5.5% of reports described a fireball — the all-time rate is 6.9%.

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

Report

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