Reports Report 234n (Event 234-2023)

Observer
Name Joseph M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was driving north. This appeared to be nearly a direct path towards the ground, it was not shallow, and it was bloody fast. Lasted about 3-4 seconds, long enough for me to a yell two-word expletive over an ongoing phone call. It left an after image / retina burn like looking into a headlight. It was *brighter* than the oncoming car's headlights, but not bright enough to cast shadows. I am unsure if it was big and far or small and close. Due to driving + after image, I'm unsure if it broke apart. It dimmed after the bright flash and I did see a smaller glowing dot continue down. Brightness was sort of like ---------(())- - - -, with spacing of - being consistency of the trail and () being the flash. It looked like it made it to the ground but it could of just been remains vaporizing I guess. I said the main flash was slightly brighter than a full moon. Best I can say really is it was brighter than a firework but not as bright as the sun. Looked like a magnesium fireball that might have been a bollide. I'd like someone to reach out to me if this was caught on any cameras or if any sensors picked it up. My fiance who was on the phone at the time refuses to believe me.
Location
Address Cantonment, FL
Latitude 30° 32' 20.98'' N (30.539161°)
Longitude 87° 18' 46.55'' W (-87.312931°)
Elevation 36.303467m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-01-13 20:00 CST
UT Date & Time 2023-01-14 02:00 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 171°
Moving
Facing azimuth 0.49°
First azimuth 352.81°
First elevation 74°
Last azimuth 0.48°
Last elevation 20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Started out bright green and got extremely bright light green/blue/yellow in a flash. It was bright enough that it left after-glow in my retina, because i happened to be staring right at it, but not bright enough to light up the area. Unsure of fragmentation or sound, I was driving. Unsure of trails, to quick and bright.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -