A fireball at night, as bright as a cresent moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.05 Ulvila Observation number 69406

Visibility IV / V

Jouko Anttonen

I drove the car in a northeasterly direction when in front of me, a little to the left, I saw a bright green fireball. I thought someone had fireworks left (young people going to a nearby school). The emergency rocket also came to mind, but green.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 5 min 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 faded away

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Northeast
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 - 9.1.2018 at 08.05 Ulvila Observation number 69406