This was not your normal meteor. I have see hundreds in almost 60 years. I was sitting in the woods, quietly waiting for first light in a deer blind perched high upon the eastern wall of the Trinity valley. This was the perfect spot for a long view. This fireball was moving E>W so low and slow and was so bright. It had slowed down so that it persisted in my view for close to 10 seconds. At first I thought it was not a meteor because of its trajectory and intensity. Its green light was so bright that all the birds and critters were were chattering all together very loudly in the dark for almost two minuets after the fireball passed. It was a roar. I have never experienced anything like that before. Extraordinary!
Location
Address
Liberty, TX
Latitude
30° 7' 35.07'' N (30.126407°)
Longitude
94° 45' 16.69'' W (-94.754637°)
Elevation
22.632414m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-01 06:43 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-01 11:43 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
301.88°
First azimuth
286.18°
First elevation
22°
Last azimuth
56.63°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Neon Bright Glowing Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object was moving so slow that it appeared to simply stop burning brightly over a few seconds, it dimmed then flashed a broad flame and then several smaller glowing red pieces began falling to earth. It was so low and slow that it appeared the final flash occurred right over Hardin Texas
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
after the final flash there were several ( perhaps 10) small red glowing pieces that continued a steep trajectory and disappeared
