A fireball in a twilight sky - 20.2.2020 at 18.02 Espoo Observation number 88508

Visibility IV / V

Not visible

I drove about 18:02 towards the western route in Espoo to the east at Lake Hannusjärvi when I saw a fireball descending towards the northeast at a gentle angle (2 -> 8 o'clock) which finally flashed and left a thin vapor in the cloudless sky. The sky was clear by the way.

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

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- Northeast
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About half way between the horizon and the zenith
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball in a twilight sky

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A fireball in a twilight sky - 20.2.2020 at 18.02 Espoo Observation number 88508