I was landing my 757 with my other pilot and we saw it while we were in the landing phase. It lasted a while. Tower noticed it to and mentioned it as we cleared the runway. Thought it was a comet. But it clearly was something large burning up in the atmosphere.
Location
Address
Jacksonville, FL
Latitude
30° 30' 6.05'' N (30.50168°)
Longitude
81° 40' 45.67'' W (-81.679354°)
Elevation
6.845949m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-01-11 05:37 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-01-11 10:37 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
271°
Moving
Facing azimuth
260°
First azimuth
260°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It passed north to south horizontal flight path. Large fireball. It broke up but did not explode. Just faded away. But what was amazing was how long it lasted and how slow it ‘appeared’ to be traveling. Never seen anything like it flying airplanes for 20 years.
