A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 28.3.2016 at 21.43 Helsinki Observation number 50376

Visibility IV / V

Leo Jussila

On a bike ride I saw a bright light through the trees in the south-southwest sky. I initially thought it was a low flying helicopter when the headphones on my ears I couldn’t detect the sound. I looked at the road again until with the side eye I noticed the light brightening. I looked more closely at the sky and it was a fireball. In my estimation, the flight took 3-5 seconds.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 2 min difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 4 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball faded away

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Southwest
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the horizon towards the zenith
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 28.3.2016 at 21.43 Helsinki Observation number 50376