I am surprised that I havent seen more reports of this as it was quite bright and there were a lot of people on the road at this time. I suspect that it may have been space debris from the spark shower it produced and it's relatively short duration
Location
Address
Friendswood, TX
Latitude
29° 31' 16.46'' N (29.52124°)
Longitude
95° 11' 18.28'' W (-95.188411°)
Elevation
6.931m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-01-30 18:40 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-01-31 00:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
253°
Moving
Facing azimuth
223.56°
First azimuth
270.84°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
198.68°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Light Blue, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The trail had yellowish sparks. It did brighten considerably when he sparks came off and then faded
