I was driving and saw this coming to the side of me out the passenger window. I braced thinking it was going to hit me! It went down into the trees in the Everglades.
Location
Address
Marco Island, FL
Latitude
26° 0' 22.29'' N (26.006193°)
Longitude
81° 42' 7.8'' W (-81.702167°)
Elevation
2.153547m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-04-12 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-04-13 02:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
240°
Moving
Facing azimuth
76.67°
First azimuth
83.77°
First elevation
10°
Last azimuth
66.74°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like sparks, or sparkler, within the orange trail
