This was a clear sighting in an open field at the end of Tampa International Airport. I checked to see if Tampa Airport uses flares to guide aircraft (it does not). What I saw looked just like other falling meteors I’ve seen in person and online. Bright green fireball and a yellow- white fragmented tail.
Location
Address
Tampa, FL
Latitude
27° 57' 37.61'' N (27.960447°)
Longitude
82° 31' 45.14'' W (-82.529206°)
Elevation
3.990933m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-27 20:27 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-28 00:27 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
32°
Moving
Facing azimuth
242.96°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
16°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
7°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
Green fireball with glowing yellow-white broken train
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Saw green fireball falling with fragmented yellow-white train that stopped close to ground in grassy field at end of runway (I was driving on side of this field on Airport Service Rd about to go left on W. Spruce Drive at traffic light.
