This fireball was larger and appeared closer than any "shooting stars" I'd ever seen in the past and I had never seen a fire burst and then it disappear like this before. I assumed it had disintegrated upon hitting the earth's atmosphere
Location
Address
Bellingham, WA
Latitude
48° 46' 52.94'' N (48.781371°)
Longitude
122° 26' 33.29'' W (-122.442581°)
Elevation
39.653m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-12 20:50 PST
UT Date & Time
2017-01-13 04:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
244°
Moving
Facing azimuth
133.33°
First azimuth
175.63°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
97.27°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was driving home from a class when I suddenly saw a good sized fireball shooting towards the earth from up in the sky. There was a sudden flash and fire burst as it hit a certain level of the sky, then disappeared. It was dark so I couldn't see "fragmentation" (if there was any) after this.
