I was bowhunting in an elevated stand about 16 feet off the ground. I was looking almost dead west when the streak started. The streak lasted and entire 1 to 1.5 seconds with trailing smoke drifting for probably 3 seconds. My brother-in-law also seen the same thing he was bowhunting also, facing due west when it started. He was about 300 yards from me in a east northeast direction.
Location
Address
Cistern, TX
Latitude
29° 48' 38.09'' N (29.81058°)
Longitude
97° 15' 32.72'' W (-97.259088°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-10-23 07:05 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-10-23 12:05 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
276.34034°
First azimuth
301.26381°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
279.30998°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
extremely bright white, t
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
No sound heard
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Looked like a whitish grey smoke trail, nothing was glowing after the streak and small flash at the end, the smoked just drifted away in 2 or 3 seconds.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Did not hear anything, Initial extremely bright white flash lit up the sky, the streak down and a small flash at the end of streak.
