Reports Report 264bi (Event 264-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lindsey S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen shooting stars and minor meteors and this looked like neither. Tail contained no smoke and after it fell well into horizon suddenly got bigger then flashed white and blue containing shape as if it may be a satellite falling. It was amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Plano, TX |
| Latitude | 33° 2' 0.4'' N (33.033444°) |
| Longitude | 96° 42' 53.15'' W (-96.714764°) |
| Elevation | 194.018021m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-01-24 19:15 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-01-25 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.57° |
| First azimuth | 278.52° |
| First elevation | 67° |
| Last azimuth | 276.05° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Dark Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | no smoke just a glowing tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | red and orange fire fell then got bigger as it turned white then continued to fizzle out |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | tail but no smoke...quickly disappeared |