It was so bright that at first I thought maybe a plane was crashing! It definitely wasn’t a regular shooting star like I’ve seen before. The way it broke up is why I decided to go online and see if I could find any information on what I saw.
Location
Address
Fort Myers, FL
Latitude
26° 40' 43.03'' N (26.67862°)
Longitude
81° 47' 55.78'' W (-81.798829°)
Elevation
6.392m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-10-05 00:28 EDT
UT Date & Time
2018-10-05 04:28 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
179°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
180°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
180°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like the ball was breaking up from the bottom. Pieces of it fell off and disappeared. Then the entire fireball disappeared.
