It was an amazingly beautiful yet a bit terrifying sight as I had never seen anything like it before!
Location
Address
Palm Harbor, FL
Latitude
28° 3' 47.1'' N (28.06°)
Longitude
82° 42' 48.51'' W (-82.71°)
Elevation
5.28m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-12-20 06:38 EST
UT Date & Time
2019-12-20 11:38 UT
Duration
≈45s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
273°
Moving
Facing azimuth
30.4°
First azimuth
87.59°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
14.95°
Last elevation
28°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
15°
Remarks
Fairly straight path, I was in traffic and had to move on but I could see the remnants of the tail for a couple of minutes until I visually could not see the area because of traveling
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The ball seemed to glimmer and then extinguish in a puff
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The ball changed from a solid sphere to a twinkling ball right before it extinguished
