Reports Report 1739n (Event 1739-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Luz L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I'm a military service member and have been around aircrafts. I have seen how flares look like and am familiar with the rate of speed. This object was as bright as a flare, green in color and I was extremely close to the impact path. It was so close, I had to hit the brakes out of fear that it would hit in front of me and I braced for impact in case there was a blast or any type of reaction or shockwave. I looked out of my window and did not see any following objects or aircrafts. It was clear as daylight, no clouds in sight. This sighting was extremely out of the ordinary. The green glow leads me to believe that whatever was burning up had to be something containing metallic material. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Angleton, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 8' 17.95'' N (29.13832°) |
| Longitude | 95° 26' 50.43'' W (-95.447342°) |
| Elevation | 7.102m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-26 00:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-26 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 132° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 356.31° |
| First azimuth | 315.16° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 72.99° |
| Last elevation | 4° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Before the object broke apart, the light intensity was brighter than the initial green color. It had a green to white streak behind it |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object broke into 4-5 visible pieces which were also green for less than a second. The light dissipated right before it impacted the ground, no higher than a 5 story building from the ground. |