A fireball at night, brighter than a full moon - 16.11.2017 at 17.40 Målselv, Fjellandsby, Norja Observation number 68406

Visibility V / V

Esa Pekkala

I was coming by car to my apartment in Fjällansby when suddenly a bluish really bright light flashed in front of me. At first I thought a helicopter flying in the same direction fell on the mountain and stopped my car and listened, well I heard the sound of a helicopter and thought something else had happened. I went to my car and continued my journey, so I didn’t hear any special sound i.e. the sound hadn’t had time to go that far yet?

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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)

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- East
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- Very low near the horizon
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, brighter than a full moon

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A fireball at night, brighter than a full moon - 16.11.2017 at 17.40 Målselv, Fjellandsby, Norja Observation number 68406