Initially I thought it was a plane heading to land at the nearby airport. Saw the smaller fireballs following the front one and wondered if a plane was on fire. Then questioned if it was a firework, but it was moving too quickly.
Location
Address
Dublin (IE)
Latitude
53° 22' 36.54'' N (53.376816°)
Longitude
6° 22' 9.8'' W (-6.369389°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-21 23:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-21 22:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
-
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
35.95238°
First azimuth
35.52024°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
250.08221°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
One large orange ball closely followed by approx 20 smaller ones appearing as a tail
