I only saw it because I happened to look up at the right time. I was not observing the sky prior to the experience, I was just walking from my car to my front door. I feel privileged to have seen this. It was very bright and amazing.
Location
Address
Houston, TX
Latitude
29° 33' 52.56'' N (29.564601°)
Longitude
95° 8' 19.45'' W (-95.138735°)
Elevation
9.51119m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-08-01 22:05 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-08-02 03:05 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
256°
Moving
Facing azimuth
45°
First azimuth
74°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
40°
Last elevation
57°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
__
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It exploded after about 1 second, it's tail was much wider than any shooting star I've seen.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Its fragments (only 2 or 3, hard to remember) sputtered out and that was when it ended. The fragments had their own light/tails for a very short time, not even half a second.
