Reports Report 4478k (Event 4478-2019)

Observer
Name Mark M
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I was in my flat (top floor) talking on the telephone and looking out the window when a white ball with a bright trail behind it “fell” and disappeared behind a large hill (knockagh monument hill) - the sky was quite red and bright but this was very clear. At first I thought it was a shooting star but it didn’t move as fast as a shooting star. It almost resembled a firework falling back to earth but as the hill is over half a mile away and it fell “behind” it, it is highly doubtful that is what it was.
Location
Address Greenisland, Northern Ireland (GB)
Latitude 54° 41' 48.25'' N (54.696736°)
Longitude 5° 52' 17.93'' W (-5.871646°)
Elevation 31.727861m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2019-09-17 19:54 BST
UT Date & Time 2019-09-17 18:54 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 213°
Moving
Facing azimuth 5.82°
First azimuth 11.26°
First elevation 14°
Last azimuth 358.5°
Last elevation
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -24
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 10°
Remarks A glowing train going from the ball into a point
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -