Bright fireball travelling S - N leaving a trail
While on neighborhood security patrol we saw a very bright fireball travelling from south to north. It was a very clear night with a full moon. The fireball was leaving a trail. It caught our attention as soon as it passed directly overhead and was still very bright when we lost sight of it due to trees.
It looked similar to other Earth-grazer meteors I have seen, but lasted longer.
It was most likely a meteor, but I felt that it was worth reporting. I'm sure that many people driving on I-75 must have seen it.
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Hi Peter,
If you want to update the report, my wife and I were talking about the object and think it may have lasted as long as 7 - 8 sec before losing sight of it.
I'm not a pilot at this time, but still hope to get licensed at some point. I made a career change last year that put flying on the back burner. I do fly R/C aircraft though and am currently building a 1/5th scale Cub.
Good luck on your search for a Cub!
Best regards, ((name deleted))
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While on neighborhood security patrol we saw a very bright fireball travelling from south to north. It was a very clear night with a full moon. The fireball was leaving a trail. It caught our attention as soon as it passed directly overhead and was still very bright when we lost sight of it due to trees.
It looked similar to other Earth-grazer meteors I have seen, but lasted longer.
It was most likely a meteor, but I felt that it was worth reporting. I'm sure that many people driving on I-75 must have seen it.
((FOLLOW-UP COMMUNICATION))
Hi Peter,
If you want to update the report, my wife and I were talking about the object and think it may have lasted as long as 7 - 8 sec before losing sight of it.
I'm not a pilot at this time, but still hope to get licensed at some point. I made a career change last year that put flying on the back burner. I do fly R/C aircraft though and am currently building a 1/5th scale Cub.
Good luck on your search for a Cub!
Best regards, ((name deleted))
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Sarasota
USA
4 - 5 seconds
4 - 5 seconds
27.35
-82.51
fireball
FL
Occurred : 12/21/2002 21:52 (Entered as : 122102 21:52) Reported: 12/21/2002 9:07:42 PM 21:07 Posted: 12/23/2002 Location: Sarasota, FL Shape: Fireball Duration: 4 - 5 seconds Characteristics: The object left a trail
Bright fireball travelling S - N leaving a trail