The fireball had a short tail and looked just like a ball of fire streaking across the sky with the fire whipping behind. The tail had blues and some orange or red in it. I have never seen anything like it here in Florida while sky gazing for shooting stars with my hubby. It was very large and could not just be a shooting star. We joked around about it being some kind of missile or maybe space trash. Whatever it was, it was beautiful! It has created a fun memory and some excitement.