I was driving at the time and was merging with traffic having just gotten on I-35. There was a semi just in front of me and I noticed the fireball above and to the right slightly of the van type trailer. Mind you it was 3:30 in the afternoon on a sunny day so I was surprised to see something this bright moving very fast. At first I thought it might be space junk from the China space station but the angle of decent was too steep for that and duration wasn't long enough. My passenger was looking else where and I said look at the meteor but by that time it was finished.
Location
Address
Gainesville, TX
Latitude
33° 38' 29.63'' N (33.641564°)
Longitude
97° 9' 23.34'' W (-97.156483°)
Elevation
235.843m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-03-13 15:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2018-03-13 20:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
160°
Moving
Facing azimuth
360°
First azimuth
360°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
360°
Last elevation
20°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing train that came to a point from the direction of travel.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It happened quickly but it seemed to sparkle like a firework sparkler.
