Fireball report

Reports Report 2088bq (Event 2088-2021)

Observer
Name	Donald R
Experience Level	2/5
Remarks	I’m pretty certain and would welcome feedback. I looked up the rare occurrence of meteors in Scotland yet I think this was too intensely white bright travelling very fast , appearing from nowhere and then ending suddenly after maybe one second with slight sparking fragmentation that I cannot reasonably think it can be anything else. Surely some security cameras caught this at 20.38 today ?

Location
Address	, Scotland (GB)
Latitude	55° 50' 16.55'' N (55.837931°)
Longitude	4° 18' 39.84'' W (-4.311067°)
Elevation	20.263763m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2021-04-03 20:38 BST
UT Date & Time	2021-04-03 19:38 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up left to down right
Descent Angle	95°

Moving
Facing azimuth	45°
First azimuth	45°
First elevation	33°
Last azimuth	48°
Last elevation	33°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	-
Color	White

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	No
Duration	-
Length	-
Remarks	-

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	I was driving with radio on and did not hear anything. It lasted approximately one second travelling incredibly fast. Intensely white. Travelling across the sky left to right but descending slightly. I think east south east. It appeared from nowhere, travelled fast and then broke up in a flash/with slight fragmentation sparks and immediately disappeared from visibility in a dark sky. It seemed quite close which may be against this being a meteor but it was absolutely fantastic to see. I’ve seen many fireworks over my 60 years. This was not a firework.

Terminal flash

Observation

Yes

Remarks

I was driving with radio on and did not hear anything. It lasted approximately one second travelling incredibly fast. Intensely white. Travelling across the sky left to right but descending slightly. I think east south east. It appeared from nowhere, travelled fast and then broke up in a flash/with slight fragmentation sparks and immediately disappeared from visibility in a dark sky. It seemed quite close which may be against this being a meteor but it was absolutely fantastic to see. I’ve seen many fireworks over my 60 years. This was not a firework.

Fragmentation
Observation	Yes
Remarks	Actually not spectacular. Like an ending it flashed slightly at the end of its smooth fast trajectory and I saw what looked like sparks drop briefly then disappear very quickly. So, the “fragmentation” ended the visible intense light from a what seemed a small but incredibly bright object. NB It seemed closer, lower than I would have expected a meteorite to have entered the atmospheres this was close. I will not forget this.

Fragmentation

Observation

Yes

Remarks

Actually not spectacular. Like an ending it flashed slightly at the end of its smooth fast trajectory and I saw what looked like sparks drop briefly then disappear very quickly. So, the “fragmentation” ended the visible intense light from a what seemed a small but incredibly bright object. NB It seemed closer, lower than I would have expected a meteorite to have entered the atmospheres this was close. I will not forget this.