A fireball in a twilight sky - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Marttila Observation number 69424

Visibility IV / V

Ilkka Klemola

In the morning I drove on road 204 from Salo in the direction of Aura after just eight. At Marttila, just before the intersection of road 10, I saw a fireball flying pretty low. The ball had a short tail and its flight path was curved.

The radio was open in the car so I couldn’t hear any sound. The impression was that the ball had fallen close because it flew so "down" and was only visible for a moment.

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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?
- East

In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the zenith towards the horizont
Sound(s) related to the fireball
- Other kind of sound(s)
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 Marttila Observation number 69424