I believe that I found a small piece of this fireball I'm looking for more in my field with a metal detector what a amazing experience me and my son were outside early morning waiting for his school bus about 650 am we were talking and stargazing a bit because it was a very clear morning then out of nowhere I seen this very bright light blueish white fireball come down from the sky it lasted for about 4 seconds it exploded about 10 to 20 feet before it hit the ground never seen anything like it the fireball was literally about 50 feet from us I have seen shooting stars and one time I seen another fireball while driving hit a field but never anything like this experience.
Location
Address
Andover, OH
Latitude
41° 35' 50.23'' N (41.597285°)
Longitude
80° 34' 18.8'' W (-80.57189°)
Elevation
333.274506m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-08 06:50 EST
UT Date & Time
2026-01-08 11:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
222°
Moving
Facing azimuth
235.57°
First azimuth
315.74°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
327.6°
Last elevation
14°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-4
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
12°
Remarks
It came down and about 20 feet before it hit the ground it exploded the bright trail dissipated in seconds but the fireball lasted about 3 to 4 seconds it was amazing never seen anything like it I found a piece of it in the field it landed in
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It exploded 20 feet or less before it hit the ground
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It scattered I would say about 6 sparks from the explosion 💥
