A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Janakkala Observation number 69499

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I was driving north on the highway as a bright light ball of light dripped on the horizon in a northerly direction and brightened intensely, staining the sky greenish until it quickly went out near the horizon.

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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?
- 3 seconds
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 full moon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 9.1.2018 at 08.08 Janakkala Observation number 69499