The sun hadn\'t risen, but the sky was light and pink colored. It was really bright anyway.
Location
Address
Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Latitude
26° 24' 32.98'' N (26.40916°)
Longitude
81° 53' 55.6'' W (-81.898779°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-09-05 06:37 EDT
UT Date & Time
2011-09-05 10:37 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
123.69005°
First azimuth
85.42603°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
231.04412°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
bluish white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing train that had multicolored debris shooting from it. I thought it was a roman candle at first.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Multicolored sparks were coming off in all directions behind it. It went behind the building over the Gulf of Mexico and I ran around the building to see where it went, but couldn\'t see it any more.