Reports Report 967i (Event 967-2011)

Observer
Name steve
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address irving, TX
Latitude 32° 55' 48.95'' N (32.930264°)
Longitude 96° 57' 49.87'' W (-96.963852°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-09-04 05:30 CDT
UT Date & Time 2011-09-04 10:30 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 74.74456°
First azimuth 80.78876°
First elevation 51°
Last azimuth 29.3576°
Last elevation 47°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude 1
Color white with red and blue t
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks we did not hear anything as the object made its way across the sky but approx 10-20 seconds after the event we heard a boom.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 20°
Remarks no smoke but a glowing train that got brighter and brighter going from white to blue to red then after 8 seconds the object broke up into multiple (3-5) smaller objects.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks the object got brighter and brighter until it was white and bright like a giant piece of Mg burnig then the flash and then the object broke into 3-5 pieces.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -