I’m an airline pilot, yesterday was a night flight from canary islands to amsterdam (track 030) and the meteor came straight down so the trajectory was from above straight down to heading 030. Our altitude was at 37.000ft. Pitch dark above the atlantic ocean.
Location
Address
, Madeira (PT)
Latitude
32° 38' 59.18'' N (32.649773°)
Longitude
12° 33' 53.79'' W (-12.564941°)
Elevation
-3649.652m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-10-31 20:00 ?
UT Date & Time
2017-10-31 20:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30°
First azimuth
30°
First elevation
80°
Last azimuth
30°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-28
Color
White, violet
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
8s
Length
25°
Remarks
The head of the trail was changing color and size and separated from the train
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A bowl of violet color
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Trail was still brightly visible but the head seemed to explode and separate from the trail
