It was the first time I have seen a bright fireball in the daytime. I have seen shooting stars at night, but never a meteor(ite). It was rather spectacular in my eyes.
Location
Address
Fernandina Beach, FL
Latitude
30° 32' 8.67'' N (30.535743°)
Longitude
81° 26' 32.21'' W (-81.44228°)
Elevation
3.07m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-01-24 10:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2016-01-24 15:15 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
158°
Moving
Facing azimuth
292.25°
First azimuth
293.61°
First elevation
74°
Last azimuth
125.6°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
99.99°
Remarks
It looked as if someone was firing a military grade missle from a position above earths atmosphere. Smoke trail dissipated from vision approximately 1.5 seconds following brightest part of fireball.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Fireball appeared to grow brighter shortly after sighting, and then after reaching an extremely bright glow, the fireball appeared to gradually lose brightness before exiting sight.
