Fireball Measurements

US Department of Defence Public Releases of Bolide Data

Archive of Fireball Data Releases

The following are press releases/notifications of atmospheric fireball events (bolides).

Information in the releases is derived from data from optical and infrared sensors aboard United States Government satellites.

Commencing in August 2008, each release will include a visible-light intensity versus time waveform, as well as an integration of that waveform to depict event radiated energy.

• USAF 94-004 (November 8, 1994)
• USAF 94-005 (December 23, 1994)
• USAF 95-006 (January 23, 1995)
• USAF 95-008 (March 9, 1995)
• USAF 95-014 (August 8, 1995)
• USAF 95-015 (December 22, 1995)
• USAF 96-001 (February 6, 1996)
• USAF 96-002 (April 24, 1996)
• USAF 97-001 (May 5, 1997)
• USAF 97-002 (July 21, 1997)
• DOD 97-001 (October 21, 1997)
• DOD 98-001 (April 22, 1998)
• USAF 98-001 (June 8, 1998)
• USAF 98-002 (June 8, 1998)
• USAF 98-003 (June 8, 1998)
• DOD 99-001 (July 18, 1999)
• DOD 20-001 (Jan 19, 2000)
• DOD 20-002 (March 16, 2000)
• DOD 20-003 (October 30, 2000
• DOD 21-001 (May 22, 2001)
• DOD 21-002 (July 26, 2001)
• USAF 21-01 (July 27, 2001)
• DOD 22-001 (Oct 11, 2002)
• DOD 23-001 (July 7, 2003)
• Sandia 28-001 (August 5, 2008)
• US Gov 28-002 (October 15, 2008)

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