A fireball in a twilight sky - 16.11.2017 at 18.40 Keminmaa, Lautiosaari Observation number 68405

Visibility IV / V

Mirja Kauppi

It looked as if a fireball had crashed from the top of the Kemijoki River to the shores of the nearby village of Hirmula. The sight was frightening and as I drove forward to my home I tried to see if there was any smoke or fire visible anywhere on the river.

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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?
- 5 seconds
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared behind an obstacle (trees, buildings or clouds)

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- North
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- Low near the horizon
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball in a twilight sky

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A fireball in a twilight sky - 16.11.2017 at 18.40 Keminmaa, Lautiosaari Observation number 68405