Comet Fragment Tonight

Ocean

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I think I witnessed a comet fragment tonight.

Wasn't a shooting star.

I had just arrived at the stud farm and unloaded our mare Diva from the trailer and led her to her paddock. The farm is many miles out of the city and has little light pollution. And all the stars were visible.

As I was leaning over the paddock fence watching her finish her dinner I looked up to the sky and saw a huge elongated fireball which was burning white hot. It had an electric blue tail followed by another belt of green and then orange.
It streaked down from the sky for about four seconds and then burnt out before it hit the earth

It was truly spectacular.
 
That's interesting.

Where was your general location at the time that you witnessed this?
And when exacty did you witness it?
 
I am in Muscat, Oman
Time was approximately 7.15 pm

First time I ever saw anything like this.
 
Ocean said:
I am in Muscat, Oman
Time was approximately 7.15 pm

First time I ever saw anything like this.

It seems there are more people who saw what you did at the same place and time:
http://www.sott.net/article/259529-Fireball-with-electric-blue-tail-streaks-over-Oman-7-March-2013

Fireball with 'electric blue tail' streaks over Oman, 7 March 2013

07 March 2013 - Keith Harvey, Fins (near Sur), Oman:

10-20 seconds duration. It went from overhead to the horizon. Direction of travel: Southeast. Orange colour. As bright as Venus. Location: Approx. 23N 59E

07 March 2013 - Susie Barka, Muscat, Oman @ 19.15:

5 seconds duration. North-South. It was a large elongated fireball, burning white hot, with an electric blue tail followed by a green band and then an orange band. It was as bright as the sun and very large.
 

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