I was sitting at my desk in my company's office on the 7th floor. I glanced outside the window towards the NNE. It was about 1:15pm and partly cloudy. The fireball fell from about 37 degrees toward the horizon for about 3 seconds and then it went behind the clouds. It was bright orangeish yellow. The size was comparable to as if you were viewing about 3-4 airplanes combined together flying at 35,000 feet. First time to see a fireball in the daytime.
Location
Address
Dallas, TX
Latitude
32° 48' 13.14'' N (32.80365°)
Longitude
96° 47' 57.81'' W (-96.799391°)
Elevation
148.68m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-04-18 13:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2017-04-18 18:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
174°
Moving
Facing azimuth
25°
First azimuth
24.87°
First elevation
38°
Last azimuth
13.78°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-25
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
Glowing trail. Looks like pieces split off the fireball
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Looks like "small" pieces broke off of the fire ball, but most of the fireball stayed intact
