I was driving home from dinner and my wife and both saw it right before we pulled in our driveway. We couldn’t see how far up it started since we were in the car, but it was the brightest fireball either of us have ever seen. I have observed meteor showers many times and have amateur Milky Way photography experience around the world.
Location
Address
Indian Rocks Beach, FL
Latitude
27° 53' 47.72'' N (27.89659°)
Longitude
82° 50' 52.2'' W (-82.847833°)
Elevation
1.142913m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-27 20:20 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-28 00:20 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
177°
Moving
Facing azimuth
96°
First azimuth
96°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
96°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It shot straight down to the east, got bigger and the separated into smaller orange fragments at the end
