American Meteor Society

Reports Report 1129a (Event 1129-2018)

Observer
Name Ada P
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This happened yesterday March 21 - 2018 around 6:33 pm near North Miami Beach Area about 2 miles away from beach. It was a clear sunny afternoon (it was not at night) I saw a big ball of red fire flying direction North-South (from center to right of my vision) and I think it was pretty close to Ball Harbour or Haulover Marine-Beach Areas.
Location
Address North Miami Beach, FL
Latitude 25° 56' 42.9'' N (25.945251°)
Longitude 80° 10' 10.78'' W (-80.169661°)
Elevation 2.139m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-03-21 18:32 EDT
UT Date & Time 2018-03-21 22:32 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 104°
Moving
Facing azimuth 90°
First azimuth -
First elevation 20°
Last azimuth -
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -