I saw a huge red ball first. Bigger than normal. I thought it was a red star. It grew huge and started flying. So bright red. Even the tail. The tail was thick and red Sparkling. I saw the red ball first and then the tail really thick. So pretty. Then everything disappeared 2 seconds. Saw it from my house looking over the gypsy Park. It was even no curve. So quick. Everything was so red. It was huge.
Location
Address
Sarasota, FL
Latitude
27° 20' 35.78'' N (27.343273°)
Longitude
82° 32' 1.18'' W (-82.533661°)
Elevation
6.531987m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-05-12 20:55 EDT
UT Date & Time
2024-05-13 00:55 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
87°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
-
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
2°
Remarks
It had a long tail bright red. Thick. The ball was red. Thought it was a UFO. Then disappeared. Quick. Tired to get a picture. Didn’t want to miss it either.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Tail - looked sparkling red thick. There was a huge red round ball leading the way. 2 seconds.
