I was viewing this from an elevated position. I was about 270 feet off the ground looking out of my rooftop gym. So when it entered my field of view it was about eye level with me and VERY low in the sky. I would estimate its angle of descent was about 45 degrees towards the ground. I was facing south, it entered my field of view on the left and exited to the right. I was expecting it to explode on impact or see an explosion because I couldn't believe how low it was and how fast it was traveling. I would expect there to be some debris in the vicinity of its landing. I saw it for about 2 seconds before I lost view of it. Primarily white/orange ball with a white tail.
Location
Address
St. Petersburg, FL
Latitude
27° 53' 29.36'' N (27.891489°)
Longitude
82° 39' 40.08'' W (-82.661132°)
Elevation
3.881686m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-02-02 21:35 EST
UT Date & Time
2026-02-03 02:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
126°
Moving
Facing azimuth
183.66°
First azimuth
155.62°
First elevation
43°
Last azimuth
255.59°
Last elevation
9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-21
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I think I heard some sort of impact a few seconds after it went out of sight but I'm not certain if it was the object or not.
