I am an air traffic controller with 30 years experience. I am very experienced at viewing objects in the night sky. At first glance as it caught my eye, I thought it was a ship fired flare as we are very close to the sea. Then realized as it terminated and pieces appeared to break off it that it was a fireball although quite a disappointing small and not very energetic one compared to the colored ones I’ve been fortunate to see in the past. It was short lived but observed by a few people. We were at a football match so able to make a note of our relative position compared to fixed objects like the goal posts etc. hence my fairly accurate compass degrees of where it was seen.
Location
Address
Netley, England (GB)
Latitude
50° 52' 35.29'' N (50.876469°)
Longitude
1° 20' 54.72'' W (-1.348532°)
Elevation
22.771864m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-02-20 18:25 GMT
UT Date & Time
2019-02-20 18:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
104°
Moving
Facing azimuth
152°
First azimuth
150°
First elevation
26°
Last azimuth
155°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-10
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
3°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Pieces appeared to fall off it below at a forward but increasing angle.
