A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 31.3.2023 at 21.25 Puumala Observation number 113971

Visibility III / V

Eija Pukarinen

Looking east, the fireball was flying in a north-south direction starting about halfway up the sky when I noticed it. It flew down at about a 45 degree angle until it quickly faded away.

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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?
- 6 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball faded away
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon

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

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A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 31.3.2023 at 21.25 Puumala Observation number 113971