It was the most fantastic thing I had seen. I initially thought it may have been a terrestrial rocket that was re-entering our atmosphere. Traveled East to West across Pasco County (if a rocket probably headed to TX or elsewhere
Location
Address
, FL
Latitude
28° 16' 24.96'' N (28.273599°)
Longitude
82° 37' 31.12'' W (-82.62531°)
Elevation
12.891521m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2023-12-28 20:00 EST
UT Date & Time
2023-12-29 01:00 UT
Duration
>60s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
280°
Moving
Facing azimuth
42.25°
First azimuth
110.02°
First elevation
39°
Last azimuth
317.11°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
-
Remarks
Had a train 3 times as long as the head and some explosions off the end of the train where some fragments were as bright as Venus. The head was larger than the huge tower with a flashing red light from that intersection
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Intermittent over the course of the 7 minutes it was in our view with some fragments breaking off here and there in clusters, some almost as bright as Venus
