Not sure if it’s related, but shortly after I saw another small ball of light going straight down. At this time I was still driving northbound on I-75
Location
Address
Pembroke Pines, FL
Latitude
25° 57' 43.81'' N (25.96217°)
Longitude
80° 21' 5.87'' W (-80.35163°)
Elevation
3.04m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-01-07 20:00 EST
UT Date & Time
2018-01-08 01:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
79°
Moving
Facing azimuth
138.48°
First azimuth
347.1°
First elevation
67°
Last azimuth
4.76°
Last elevation
49°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very small but I saw it traveling and then it looked like it blew up. It looked like two small sets of fireworks. Again, it was very small (asssuming extremely far away).
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was very small but I saw it traveling and then it looked like it blew up. It looked like two small sets of fireworks. Again, it was very small (asssuming extremely far away).