It was one of the most incredible and beautiful things that I have ever seen.
Location
Address
Niceville, FL
Latitude
30° 27' 42.75'' N (30.461876°)
Longitude
86° 25' 0.38'' W (-86.416773°)
Elevation
4.226m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-04-18 22:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2017-04-19 03:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
209.2°
First azimuth
208.8°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
192.07°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
It was a glowing train. It was thin trail that was gleaming and sparkling with a glistening light blue/ whitish mixture of colors. It was trailing behind the fireball.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was an extremely bright red, orange, and white colored explosions that happened very quickly when it was more closely positioned above the tree line.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Right before its bright terminal explosion, it split into two pieces that looked like they sparked apart. Both pieces then quickly exploded and were gone out of sight.
