To address the elephant in the room… Considering this is New Year’s Eve and there was fire works going off; this was not a firework. It was some object moving at supersonic velocity in the upper atmosphere.
Location
Address
Wimauma, FL
Latitude
27° 38' 57.48'' N (27.649301°)
Longitude
82° 23' 56.19'' W (-82.398942°)
Elevation
8.50462m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-12-31 21:38 EST
UT Date & Time
2020-01-01 02:38 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
110°
Moving
Facing azimuth
210°
First azimuth
200°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
215°
Last elevation
40°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing train. Long orange streak following the fireball moving extremely fast. After 2nd fireball the streak dissipated.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a initial bright flash followed by a 2ish second period of a fireball and a glowing train then a 2nd brighter flash. The object then vanished.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It was hard to tell Conclusively but for a split second it did seem like there were smaller fragments trails after the termination flash.
