Reports Report 5402a (Event 5402-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michelle W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Belton, TX |
| Latitude | 31° 2' 20.8'' N (31.039112°) |
| Longitude | 97° 29' 46.73'' W (-97.496313°) |
| Elevation | 213.262m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-18 17:02 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-18 23:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 248.54° |
| First azimuth | 183.81° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 280.65° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | When I went outside to look at the pre-sunset, I saw a streak across the sky that looked like an oversize contrail, with a zig zag and a smoke trail. I followed it to the end and found the fireball still burning in the atmosphere and I filmed a few seconds on my camera. I also have the aftermath streak on camera as well. It was a bright yellow tint and quite large, looking as if it was on fire or projecting light. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |