Reports Report 4920f (Event 4920-2018)

Observer
Name Linda L
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks My neighbor saw it too. We were talking on the porch. We saw it start and he said “a shooting star!” and we watched it arc to the slight northeast and disintegrate. It was moving slow for a meteor and was large and bright white.
Location
Address Fort Worth, TX
Latitude 32° 44' 3.51'' N (32.734308°)
Longitude 97° 22' 50.07'' W (-97.380575°)
Elevation 193.12m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2018-11-14 21:20 CST
UT Date & Time 2018-11-15 03:20 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
First azimuth 352°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 40°
Last elevation 40°
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 No train really
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Exploded into orange fragments
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks The fragments appeared to keep going to the northeast but also descending to earth