The sighting seemed so close, my colleague and I thought fragments of the meteor could have landed somewhere in Fiji. But recent reports coming in from other Pacific island regions and even North America are stating they saw something too. So it looked like a worldwide observation
Location
Address
Nadi, Western Division (FJ)
Latitude
17° 46' 35.67'' S (-17.776576°)
Longitude
177° 26' 53.08'' E (177.448079°)
Elevation
12.963m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-05-17 18:00 12 time zones
UT Date & Time
2018-05-17 06:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
115°
Moving
Facing azimuth
227.1°
First azimuth
274.43°
First elevation
58°
Last azimuth
285.45°
Last elevation
61°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
20°
Remarks
Smoke train that may stretched upwards and disappeared behind the clouds. The train may have been longer, but blocked by cloud cover
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was like a bright blue and whitish spark which mimic'd an explosion. Initially though it could have been a piece of a plane since Nadi is where the International Airport is located
