This appeared very close to me. I considered to go out and look for something. My wife said it was crazy. My 11 year old daughter saw everything as i did. She thought it was very close as well.
Location
Address
VALRICO, FL
Latitude
27° 55' 26.71'' N (27.924085°)
Longitude
82° 15' 35.47'' W (-82.259853°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-05-26 22:15 EDT
UT Date & Time
2012-05-27 02:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
359.70618°
First azimuth
71.36528°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
358.83355°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-11
Color
Green/Blue with orange sp
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-1s
Length
-1°
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Large green/blue ball of fire with a gray or black smoke trail. There was shower of orange sparks just before it burnt out just above my horizon.. This fireball appeared very close. My estimate is that it was within one mile of me. I have seen approximately a dozen or so in my time but this was by far the closest. Not the biggest but the closest for sure.
