A fireball in a twilight sky - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Nurmijärvi Observation number 69408

Visibility IV / V

Kaija Hintikka

The light green crescent-shaped, but not well-defined, at first seemed to float down more slowly as it suddenly plunged down at a rapid pace and the color turned yellow and more spherical. As I approached the ground, it quickly faded behind the treetops.

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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
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 - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Nurmijärvi Observation number 69408