Reports Report 2537z (Event 2537-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony Y |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball lasted long enough for me to say "I don't believe it, that's a fireball! How cool!" I thought about the Russian one before this one faded. It moved from south to north, directly above I10 as I was driving west, low enough for me to see it without looking up too high. It covered good 45 degrees. The sun was behind me and was not yet above the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbus, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 41' 24.67'' N (29.690185°) |
| Longitude | 96° 37' 38.37'' W (-96.627325°) |
| Elevation | 92.045m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-07-24 06:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-07-24 11:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 265.47° |
| First azimuth | 262.61° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 278.22° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As the bright blue line crossed the sky it got brighter and thickened then looked like two lines. It looked like Luke's Light Saber.Then a bright ball appeared and the line stopped. There was no curve in the line. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The line ended and the bright ball appeared and as it started to fade tow or three smaller white pieces appeared in front and below the larger ball, as if moving faster. One small piece was very bright the other white piece was about the same brightness as the blue\white ball. |