I have video of the thing from a couple seconds after we saw it. North to south over broward county FL and Everglades from my back yard at the 5800 block of SW 185 Way
Location
Address
, FL
Latitude
26° 2' 22.77'' N (26.039658°)
Longitude
80° 36' 53.09'' W (-80.614748°)
Elevation
2.786849m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-01-06 19:52 EST
UT Date & Time
2025-01-07 00:52 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
268.67°
First azimuth
290.81°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
233.21°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Red, to Orange to yellow to white then blew up into pieces stayed white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Started out bright red then faded to orange then yellow then white. It blew up into pieces. Stayed white then blue with tails on all pieces then disappeared.
