Fireball report

Reports Report 1658af (Event 1658-2020)

Observer
Name	Theresa M
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	I feel like more people would have seen this last night in this area, if there was even some way to get some media coverage about it - a little story on local news - you might get more people who share their observations and can paint a bigger picture. (I wouldn't go on the news personally, but I was googling before to see if there were any stories about this / or people talking about it online as it was so out of place / unexpected).

Location
Address	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Latitude	26° 12' 25.95'' N (26.207209°)
Longitude	80° 7' 0.06'' W (-80.116682°)
Elevation	1.920026m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2020-04-07 18:55 EDT
UT Date & Time	2020-04-07 22:55 UT
Duration	≈3.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	111°

Moving
Facing azimuth	160.91°
First azimuth	-
First elevation	3°
Last azimuth	249.78°
Last elevation	-

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-22
Color	Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow, White (and against a still-blue early night sky so colors I saw may reflect that)

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Unknown
Remarks	-

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	It appeared very close to the ground (almost palm tree level) and was trailing off with what looks like fragments falling away. There was no sound but it was so close to the address identified on the map that this piece (perhaps this was a fragment and not the full fireball itself) appeared to have come down right in the neighborhood. I was on a call with people further South in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (near Port Everglades / Marriott Harbor Village) and when I exclaimed I was seeing something that looked like a low lying firecracker (no noise, definitely wasn't a firecracker) they also indicated they saw the same thing - I was seated outside facing south/east, they were facing north. It was 6:55 or 6:56 PM, I've never seen anything like this before - anywhere! - which is why I'm sharing.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

It appeared very close to the ground (almost palm tree level) and was trailing off with what looks like fragments falling away. There was no sound but it was so close to the address identified on the map that this piece (perhaps this was a fragment and not the full fireball itself) appeared to have come down right in the neighborhood. I was on a call with people further South in Ft. Lauderdale, FL (near Port Everglades / Marriott Harbor Village) and when I exclaimed I was seeing something that looked like a low lying firecracker (no noise, definitely wasn't a firecracker) they also indicated they saw the same thing - I was seated outside facing south/east, they were facing north. It was 6:55 or 6:56 PM, I've never seen anything like this before - anywhere! - which is why I'm sharing.