I have never seen anything like this before and it was the most amazing experience. It happened during my normal everyday 4 mile walk, it was still dark out. It was very visible and seemed close. I tried turning my cell phone camera on to get a pic but it lasted a little more than 10 seconds so the pic is after it exploded and is very blurry. A few minutes later I heard a loud "boom"
Location
Address
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Latitude
29° 1' 40.33'' N (29.027869°)
Longitude
80° 59' 10.27'' W (-80.986185°)
Elevation
8.862478m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-10-27 07:00 EDT
UT Date & Time
2025-10-27 11:00 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
263°
Moving
Facing azimuth
243.83°
First azimuth
13.19°
First elevation
38°
Last azimuth
234.32°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
large bright white, with blue and orange with long trailing white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
sounded like a hand sparkler a person uses on the 4th of July when it's lit
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
loud boom a few minutes later
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
it seemed to explode the lower it got
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
after it exploded i could see a fragment break off to the left then it went dark, I could not se anything after that.
