I was driving north on I 75 leaving Port Canaveral heading to Tallahassee, Florida - my passenger didn’t see it when she exclaimed - what the heck was that? I totally forgot about it until I saw it in the news. EXACTLY as I saw it but I wasn’t in Ga or SC and it was brighter/crisper
Location
Address
, FL
Latitude
29° 15' 10.96'' N (29.253044°)
Longitude
82° 14' 18.86'' W (-82.238573°)
Elevation
23.679869m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-06-26 12:30 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-06-26 16:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
205°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-
First azimuth
45°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
-
Last elevation
31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange, Yellow white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Driving I saw a bright orange/yellow ball with a trailing white light tail
