I was driving on the east on the interstate. The fireball was different than other meteors (and one other fireball in 2012) I have seen. It was first seen in my passenger side mirror! I thought a motorcycle was speeding past on the shoulder but when I turned my head I saw the fireball and train. The train nearly filled the passenger window but dropped below the tree line before I could tell my wife, "look at the meteor!" We searched the internet for similar sightings the next day and saw a Facebook post by Aleksei Deinekin who posted a dash cam from Dallas from about the same time. His image appears smaller than what I viewed.
Location
Address
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Latitude
35° 13' 36.32'' N (35.226755°)
Longitude
100° 27' 25.5'' W (-100.457083°)
Elevation
817.25m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-11-25 23:50 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-11-26 05:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
260°
First elevation
30°
Last azimuth
170°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
7°
Remarks
Glowing trail, following fireball until it disappeared below the tree line south of the interstate
