I was running towards Portland along the Portland beach road. The fireball went from east to west but sadly it went behind Portland I did vaguely see it appear to the west of Portland and carry on towards Devon over the English Channel
Location
Address
(GB)
Latitude
50° 34' 33.08'' N (50.575856°)
Longitude
2° 27' 58.43'' W (-2.46623°)
Elevation
2.038707m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-09-08 05:45 BST
UT Date & Time
2019-09-08 04:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
95°
Moving
Facing azimuth
134.91°
First azimuth
115.29°
First elevation
57°
Last azimuth
148.46°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Dark Blue, Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
as it was moving it broke into two with both parts looking as though they were on fire
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
when it broke the smaller of the two fragments seemed to follow the larger original fire ball
