My initial thought was how giant it was. I have seen small shooting stars in the past and i would say they have all been the size of the surrounding stars but this thing was 10 to 15 times that of a normal star. I have no idea what it was but for sure was not anything in our atmosphere and was absolutely moving with a trail. It appeared out of nowhere and was gone within 1-3 seconds. I cant emphasize enough the enormity of this object and consequent explosion with trail. It was either extremely far away or maybe an object reentered our atmosphere and burned up on the way down.
Location
Address
Corpus Christi, TX
Latitude
27° 38' 51.51'' N (27.647642°)
Longitude
97° 23' 51.41'' W (-97.397614°)
Elevation
2.282685m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-31 03:07 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-31 08:07 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
327.5°
First azimuth
316.08°
First elevation
55°
Last azimuth
341.09°
Last elevation
56°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Light Blue and White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I was looking up VERY immediate explosion and bright light as big as 10-15 stars going in a direction of slight SW to NE was gone very quickly but left a small trail of light as it moved.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
A trail of very light blue following in the direction of huge ball of light. Biggest thing I have ever seen. WOW!!
