Reports Report 163ds (Event 163-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terrell S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This object appeared directly to the west and went straight overhead, when I first spotted it I thought it was a airplane on fire trying for a landing at DFW. This is how low it appeared to be. I have seen alot of other meteorites falling from the sky, that most seem to be at a lot further distance and that could just be the size difference. I have seen the Space Shuttle enter the atmosphere above Texas as a glowing orange ball of fire with a very long orange train and vapor trail, but this is the first lowest and longest lasting meteorite I have ever seen that put on such a show. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grand Prairie, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 46' 32.82'' N (32.775783°) |
| Longitude | 97° 3' 38.71'' W (-97.060754°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-01 20:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-02 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 273.94586° |
| First azimuth | 271.15432° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 16.78253° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | yellow-blue-green then or |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was hard to tell if there was any sound because this sighting was directly in the flight path of Dallas-Ft.Worth Int. airport and there were planes in there glide path to landing at the same time. I would think that a pilot would have had to seen this. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The train was a bright orange-yellow glow with red-orange fragments |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There was red-orange fragments as long as the object was in view. I was beside a building and as it was overhead heading to the east I ran to the west to keep it in sight as long as possible before the buildings roof edge blocked my view. The last thing I saw, it was still a fireball and the trail was still very long and active |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |