My friend & I saw it together. Her boyfriend saw it from his study 15 miles away. And 2 others saw it from a different place in the city. I posted a comment on Facebook about it.
Location
Address
New Port Richey, FL
Latitude
28° 16' 45.77'' N (28.27938°)
Longitude
82° 40' 26.25'' W (-82.673958°)
Elevation
10.178m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-04-26 00:23 EDT
UT Date & Time
2017-04-26 04:23 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
267°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
67°
Last azimuth
112°
Last elevation
50°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
White, blue, light blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The initial flash was bright white & blue-ish. It was as if I could see fire streaming from it.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The initial object fragment in two. The larger piece continued with 3 smaller pieces fragmenting off it and vanishing. But larger piece continued on a few more seconds until out of sight.
