The date and time in the report is in UTC. I witnessed the fireball from the flight deck of an airliner at 38000ft in flight from Heathrow to Boston. It was bright enough to catch my eye in the darkness and I only saw the last few seconds.
Location
Address
Sydney, Nova Scotia (CA)
Latitude
45° 51' 57.13'' N (45.86587°)
Longitude
58° 57' 49.52'' W (-58.963755°)
Elevation
-168.442841m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-03-31 00:50 ADT
UT Date & Time
2019-03-31 03:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
114°
Moving
Facing azimuth
264.96°
First azimuth
241.68°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
266.74°
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
6°
Remarks
Slight glowing trail behind the fireball which evaporated over a short period of time
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object appeared to break into 2-3 pieces as it burned up with the largest iced displaying a flash as it did so.
