I just saw a video of a fireball on a national news program weeks ago. I'd never heard of the phenomenon. What I saw in person was almost dead on to the video. Unfortunately I was in my car but the experience was definitely real. It happened so fast. The amount that it lit up the sky was just crazy. And as mentioned earlier it was a cloudy night, and although I had my radio on I didn't hear or feel any sort of boom.
Location
Address
Fort Atkinson, WI
Latitude
42° 57' 49.97'' N (42.96388°)
Longitude
88° 41' 23.78'' W (-88.68994°)
Elevation
252.895m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-18 23:50 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-12-19 05:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
256°
Moving
Facing azimuth
36.67°
First azimuth
59.39°
First elevation
24°
Last azimuth
22.6°
Last elevation
51°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Was driving. Saw out of side vision, looked again and it made a flash that lit up a portion of the sky on a cloudy night, then seemed to change direction a bit and was out of sight almost immediately.
