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Personal information

First name, middle name(s) initials (it will be publicly available ONLY with your approval: see the end of this form)
Last name (it will be publicly available ONLY with your approval: see the end of this form)
Address (it will not be publicly available)
Country
E-mail(it will not be publicly available)
Level of the meteor observing experience
Have you ever heard a sound from a meteor before?	NO YES

Description of the observing site

Location of the observing site
(give exact coordinates, if known)

general description

Longitude
Latitude
Elevation

Describe in detail the meteorological conditions at your observing site (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, clouds, etc...)

Describe in detail your observing site (vegetation, buildings, fences and (especially) any metal objects in your vicinity, etc...)

Describe in detail your outlook and clothing during observation (especially important is your haircut, glasses and metal objects)

Specify all electrical equipment at the observing site and in its vicinity

Additional remarks about the observing site

Details about the sound from the meteor

Specify the date and time of your sound observation month:day: year:
local time=:

How would you describe the sound you heard?

How long did the sound last? seconds

Which direction did the sound come from (the meteor, the ground, some object, air, all directions)?

How many observers from your vicinity heard a sound from that meteor, and how many observers did not hear it? observers heard sound
observers did not hear sound

Did you see the meteor that could be connected with the sound?
If YES, what was the correlation with the light maximum?

Did you notice any other unusual phenomena which might be related to the meteor (electric or magnetic effects, strange odors, unusual animal behavior, strange air glow, etc...)?

Details about the meteor
(if you have seen or detected the meteor)

Meteor shower (or sporadic)

Meteor magnitude

Velocity (enter the exact value if known) km/s

Color

Fragmentation NO YES

Duration seconds

Height above horizon
(from 0^o to 90^o)

Azimuth
(from 0^o to 360^o)
(N=0^o, E=90^o, S=180^o, W=270^o)

Angle between the meteor path and horizon
(from 0^o to 90^o)

Additional remarks

At the end, we would like to thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any comments, remarks, or suggestions, please mention them here.

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Your address and e-mail will not be made public, and we will keep it only for the purpose of gathering additional information from you.

Dejan Vinkovic ( Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton)