Reports Report 4578c (Event 4578-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicholas S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It lasted approximately 15 seconds and started small like an airplane and eventually became a very bright blue flashing orb with a blue firey trail behind it followed by some flickering and then a bright blue explosion at which point it disappeared. The part of the highway I was on was somewhat well lit but the sun had already set and the crescent moon was out. The fireball was still very visible and very bright. I have seen many shooting stars and it was much slower, much larger, and way brighter with a larger trail than I had ever remotely seen before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hempstead, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 9' 30.25'' N (30.158402°) |
| Longitude | 96° 4' 5.54'' W (-96.068206°) |
| Elevation | 79.102m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-22 18:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-23 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 190° |
| First azimuth | 210° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 175° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It began flashing bright blue toward the last 3rd of its seen path followed by what appeared to be a flarring explosion at which point it dissappeared 0.5 second after |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |