One of my top 5 sightings of my life. I was just disappointed there was no subsequent sound as it seemed as though it should have had something accompanying it. Fortunately at the time my wife and son were looking in the same portion of the sky as we were trying to sight an owl in a tree that was calling. All three of us saw the fireball and were grateful the owl caused us to be looking in the immediate direction of the event.
Location
Address
Spring, TX
Latitude
30° 3' 21.49'' N (30.055969°)
Longitude
95° 28' 19.12'' W (-95.471979°)
Elevation
37.709m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-11-19 20:50 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-11-20 02:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
134°
Moving
Facing azimuth
257.69°
First azimuth
253.35°
First elevation
59°
Last azimuth
278.52°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
The appearance was like that of a smoke trail which faded quite quickly.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It started out small, got much brighter then suddenly broke up into three or four pieces before disappearing.
