A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Salo Observation number 69390

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Jukka-Pekka Järvinen

I drove on the main road 52 towards Salo in the north / northwest direction. At Pohjankylä, a green ball with a short green tail appeared in the foreground. The tail appeared to be slightly in diameter, so it did not look like a mere thin line.

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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?
- Less than a second
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball disappeared suddenly

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 at night, as bright as a crescent moon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Salo Observation number 69390