Glogow, Poland

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January 5, 2020 04:04 AM CET – Cameras across Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic captured a meteor bolide. StrewnLAB analysis of this event was requested by the author of Skarby Kosmosu, and a detailed story of the event will be posted there. Please review the links below and the attached files for detailed info.

Date/Time:	01/05/2020 03:04 UTC
Location:	Głogów, Polska (Glogow, Poland)
Reference Coordinates:	51.7024°N 16.1257°E Google Map
Reference Altitude:	25 km above sea level
Energy / Mass Estimate:	<0.01kt / 150kg
Entry Speed:	17.5 km/s
Bearing:	93° NW
Slope:	73° from vertical
Event Links:	Skarby Kosmosu – Bolid nad zachodnią Polską… Wiki Meteoritika AMS Event 111-2020

Event Videos

The videos shown here were used to calculate the trajectory in the StrewnLAB bulletin, attached below.

View from Poznań, more than 100km away.

A camera mounted 60 meters up, on a chimney of the former WISTOM synthetic fiber plant in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, captured the fireball from more than 300km away.

StrewnLAB Results & Data

The attached bulletin and KMZ files contain the StrewnLAB strewn field and mass zones.

Glogow_StrewnLAB_Bulletin_V3p1.pdf Download

Glogow_StrewnLAB_StrewnField_V3p1.kmz Download

Glogow_StrewnZones_V3p1.kmz Download

If you plan to hunt for meteorites at this location, feel free to contact Jim Goodall and request a more detailed map.

Jim Goodall

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