I have only seen falling stars that were light a streak of light. Much smaller & thinner of a stream of light. Which burned away much quicker than this did. This Ball of light was alot Bigger and Brighter light than I had ever seen from a falling star and the trail it left was thick and long and like a red fire burning. It lasted quite a bit longer in the sky as it traveled than anything I had ever seen. I was driving going East on Hwy 40 in the Ocala National Forest when I saw it, so I don't know if there was any sound from it. My mother was with me and we both saw it.
Location
Address
Silver Springs, FL
Latitude
29° 11' 7.14'' N (29.185316°)
Longitude
81° 54' 0.63'' W (-81.900176°)
Elevation
15.8854m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-02-17 19:15 EST
UT Date & Time
2013-02-18 00:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
98.91°
First azimuth
78.41°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
83.56°
Last elevation
29°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Long Red Fire burning out from behind a White ball
