The size was about the width of 2 fingers at arms length. Travelling accross the sky as fast as anything I've ever seen. Very bright and obvious in the sky. Cigar shaped. Appeared and disappeared within 5 seconds or so. Put your hands out at arms length about 1m apart and that is about the distance the fireball was visable. So lucky. I just happened to be looking out the window at the time. Amazing.
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
54° 31' 11.77'' N (54.519937°)
Longitude
1° 33' 10.23'' W (-1.552841°)
Elevation
40.51284m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-12-31 17:34 GMT
UT Date & Time
2017-12-31 17:34 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
25°
First azimuth
30°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
310°
Last elevation
65°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Light Blue, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
3°
Remarks
it already had a bright tail as it travelled across the sky, disappeared at about the same time as the fireball did
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very brief final flash before disapearing
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Again very very briefly at the very end of the trajectory before disappearing. There seemed to be fragments towards the front of the fireball as it was traveling across the sky.
