The best fireball of the night was not a Sentinel systemcapture but my forward scatter array and video camera caught it in the far distance.
It happened over southern New Mexico and appears in the movies below at screen bottom.

Sonic Movie 1:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Note that the reflection flares as the visual fireball flares.  Good sonic definition. Head echo only.
FB20081212_0558utnshe_Ash.mp4
     23 seconds     1.3MB

Sonic movie 2:  One minute forty four seconds of forward scatter reflection in this movie:  FB20081212_0558utns_Ashcraft.mp4
  
Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0558-0559 UT minutes.
 






Specimen Fireball 2 :   December 12, 2008    0506 UT


Sonic Movie 1:  Ashcraft's dual frequency forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good sonic meteor.
FB20081212_0506ut_Ashcraft.mp4
     23 seconds     1.3MB
  
Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0506 UT minute in following two spectrogram.
   







Specimen Fireball 3:   December 12, 2008   0557  UT

Inconclusive reflection so no sonic movie included. 






Specimen Fireball 4 :   December 12, 2008    0621 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Weak reflection, but evident.
 FB20081212_0621ut_Ashcraft.mp4  39 seconds    2.1 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0621 UT minute.  Hard to distinguish from other space dust.
 






Specimen Fireball 5 :   December 12, 2008    0645 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Nice stereo doppler with moderate trailing ionization.
FB20081212_0645ut_Ashcraft.mp4   15 seconds    1 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0645 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 6 :   December 12, 2008    0727 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Weak meteor reflection.
FB20081212_0727ut_Ashcraft.mp4   9 seconds   500 KB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0727 UT minute. Indistinguishable from other space dust.
 







Specimen Fireball 7 :   December 12, 2008    0754 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Weak reflection.
FB20081212_0754ut_Ashcraft.mp4
  20 seconds    1.1 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0754 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 8 :   December 12, 2008    0907 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Dim meteor with moderate trailing ionization.
FB20081212_0907ut_Ashcraft.mp4 
  38 seconds    2.1 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0907 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 9 :   December 12, 2008    0924 UT


Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Strong meteor reflection.
FB20081212_0924ut_Ashcraft.mp4  59 seconds    3.2 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1301 UT minutes.  
 







Specimen Fireball 10 :   December 11, 2008    0928 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Strong reflection and long ionization.
 FB20081212_0928utlo_Ashcraft.mp4   1 minute  17 seconds  4.1  MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0928-0929 UT minutes.  
 







Specimen Fireball 11 :   December 12, 2008    0938 UT

Observer's comment:  Two meteors appear in the following movie. Both Geminids.

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
GTwo good visual fireballs.
 FB20081212_0937ut_Ashcraft.mp4   35 seconds  1.9  MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 0938 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 12 :   December 12, 2008   1050 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Good reflection.
 FB20081212_1050ut_Ashcraft.mp4   29 seconds  1.5  MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1050 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 13 :   December 12, 2008   1123 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
 FB20081212_1123utD_Ashcraft.mp4   11 seconds  600 KB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1123 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 14 :   December 12, 2008   1235 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Inconclusive trailing reflection might have been caused by a different meteor out of visual range.
 FB20081212_1235ut_Ashcraft.mp4 11 seconds  2 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1235 UT minute.  
 







Specimen Fireball 15 :   December 12, 2008   1247 UT

Sonic Movie :  Ashcraft's dual forward scatter system;   video and stereo sound:
Inconclusive trailing reflection might have been caused by a different meteor out of visual range.
 FB20081212_1247ut_Ashcraft.mp4    23 seconds  1.2 MB

Radio spectrogram of the time of the above meteor.  61.250 MHz reception above white line, 83.250 MHz below white line.
Meteor reflection occurs during the 1247 UT minute.  
 
 
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