Reports Report 375bj (Event 375-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jose R |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | The Fireball entered my field of vision while driving south bound on i35, i was going 75 mph and it passed me slowly, a green fireball, and i kept up with it with my car it came down at a shallow angle and i got a good 5 seconds view of it as it followed my car, i estimate i was going over 90 mph since it passed me slowly, i was in terror that it was going to hit a north bound vehicle but it swerved toward me during the final second it was 8 to 10 feet in altitude and started to fragment, bright bright green, and emitting white peices, it was very small, i witnessed it suddenly pop at about 8 feet in altitude and it fragmented into 5 or six peices some of which bounced off of the center divider, it was a fantastic experience, and one of three equally phenomenal fireball events i have witnessed in my life, another that i witnessed actually hit a skyscraper |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Buda, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 5' 48.09'' N (30.096691°) |
| Longitude | 97° 48' 52.57'' W (-97.814602°) |
| Elevation | 209.22m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-01-30 18:43 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-01-31 00:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 210.15° |
| First azimuth | 47.51° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 195.8° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | green smoke |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the fireball exploded and the fragments hit the center median of the freeway |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | fragmented into many glowing peices and landed on center median of freeway |