The green color was the most striking part. It looked like a flare or fireworks at first except that it came from the sky to the ground like a meteor would.
Location
Address
Cedar Park, TX
Latitude
30° 31' 39.99'' N (30.527775°)
Longitude
97° 51' 56.13'' W (-97.865591°)
Elevation
321.566m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-07-25 01:15 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-07-25 06:15 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
230°
Moving
Facing azimuth
50.28°
First azimuth
55.56°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
48.84°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
Green, Light Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
3°
Remarks
Glowing smoke trail that pulsed twice before moving into a cloud haze on the horizon followed by a very bright flash like cloud lightning. After the final flash I couldn't see the trail anymore because the sky was dark again.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There were 3 flashes. One at the beginning of the trail, one just before entering a cloudy haze on the horizon, and a final one after it passed into the haze that was like cloud lightning but green in color.
