A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon - 27.2.2023 at 20.07 Kittilä Observation number 112783

Visibility III / V

Esa Palmi, Jari Ylioja, Ursa (Länsi-Suomi)

While filming the northern lights, I spoke with Jari Ylioja on the phone and we saw a bright ball of fire at the same time. Looking west from Kittilä and looking northwest from Haapavete.

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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 broke into pieces, which faded away
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- West
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- Low near the horizon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a crescent moon - 27.2.2023 at 20.07 Kittilä Observation number 112783