Reports Report 3143d (Event 3143-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Clifford J |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At first, I thought it was an aircraft about to crash onto the freeway. That should give you an idea of its color and brightness. The forward facing surface was bright, aircraft red and the body and tail were white. As I anticipated a crash, it got slightly brighter then faded to nothing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Spring, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 8' 23.28'' N (30.139801°) |
| Longitude | 95° 26' 46.65'' W (-95.446293°) |
| Elevation | 38.144m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-09-11 22:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-09-12 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 160.41° |
| First azimuth | 162.18° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 160.14° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White with forward face bright red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Possibly. The forward face (downward facing) was more squared than round and seemed to widen the further down it went. |