After researching and asking around I came to realize that it could possibly have something to do with the Chelyabinsk meteor or the 2012 DA14 meteor...we live in the mountainous Central Fiji Highlands, and it was pitch-black that night...all of us who saw that fireball were momentarily blinded by the "flash" and deafening "sonic" BOOMS!!
Location
Address
Naqarawai, Central Division (FJ)
Latitude
17° 59' 22.38'' S (-17.98955°)
Longitude
178° 4' 41.19'' E (178.078108°)
Elevation
218.136444m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-02-16 23:30 FJT
UT Date & Time
2013-02-16 11:30 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
262°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355°
First azimuth
340°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
240°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was definitely a "sonic" B-O-O-M!! with about another repetitive ten (10) B-O-O-M-S!!
