Reports Report 686a (Event 686-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Chris C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I noticed this fireball or whatever it is while driving N on IH 35 in Austin. My wife was in a different car on the same highway at the same time goind the same direction. When she got home she told me she saw the same thing. Although she thought the color was green. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 17' 33.58'' N (30.292661°) |
| Longitude | 97° 43' 15.25'' W (-97.720903°) |
| Elevation | 186.386398m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-03-13 20:25 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-03-14 01:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 305° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 27.56° |
| First azimuth | 33.12° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 9.95° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | looked similar to a bottle rocket only much faster, brighter, no sound, moving fast, almost straight movement from SE to NW without any noticable rise or fall in elevation during the few seconds it was in my field of vision. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |