I have reported several fireballs on here before and seen a couple dozen in my life by now, but I've never gotten to witness a bright terminal flash before. The trail was blue and the flash was white
Location
Address
Palmetto, FL
Latitude
27° 35' 10.63'' N (27.586286°)
Longitude
82° 30' 43.87'' W (-82.512186°)
Elevation
7.376288m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-06-25 04:13 EDT
UT Date & Time
2026-06-25 08:13 UT
Duration
<1s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
191°
Moving
Facing azimuth
13.05°
First azimuth
17.74°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
353.85°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
When it disappeared there was a bright white flash in the sky that lit up about about a third of my view, similar to a lightning strike
