I initially thought I saw a plane crash due to the bright firey color, smoke trail, fragmentation and because we have a lot of aircraft in the area bpth civil and commercial airliners. We are 4 miles to FLL.
Location
Address
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Latitude
26° 7' 53.94'' N (26.13165°)
Longitude
80° 6' 2.03'' W (-80.100563°)
Elevation
-0.699938m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-12 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-04-13 02:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
231°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing trail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A bright flash as it disappeared behind buildings on the beachfront
