Reports Report 5223a (Event 5223-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ernest N |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was out for a very late night walk and resting at the end of a river pier when I saw this. I immediately came home to check the internet for news, and found others reporting it as well on local Florida forums on reddit. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Malabar, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 58' 47.06'' N (27.979738°) |
| Longitude | 80° 32' 56.71'' W (-80.549087°) |
| Elevation | -2.8E-5m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-10-27 01:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-10-27 05:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 33.96° |
| First azimuth | 9.12° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 165.16° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The smoke trail seemed grayish, and was very visible. It seemed like the meteor/fireball left two distinct contrail, that were very close together |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash lit up the entire night sky. It was bluish. I flinched at first because I thought it was lightning. The flash only lasted about 1 to 2 seconds, but I think it would have been bright enough to read a book by. I looked up just in time to see the fireball fade and the remaining smoke trail, which was about the length of two fists held at arm's length. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |