A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 27.11.2021 at 18.43 Somero Observation number 102556

Visibility III / V

Jutta Jaakkola

I stood in the yard, high above a bright body flying fast west. The song was followed by a thin bright pad and orange pieces came off the song. Duration 2 seconds after which the song disappeared from view behind the trees. The air was foggy

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- Maximum of 1 minutes difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 2 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared behind an obstacle (trees, buildings or clouds)
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- West
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the zenith towards the horizont

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A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 27.11.2021 at 18.43 Somero Observation number 102556