We have seen a couple of these in the past due to our non light polluted area but this one was truly amazing! I stopped in the middle of the road to watch it. My daughter and I then talked about what we saw so that I could place the information on this site. We saw the same thing and for the same duration.
Location
Address
Dripping Springs, TX
Latitude
30° 15' 25.03'' N (30.256954°)
Longitude
98° 9' 17.26'' W (-98.154795°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-01 19:56 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-02 01:56 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
358.28491°
First azimuth
32.28813°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
66.19874°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
15s
Length
20°
Remarks
The train was long and white and I would say more glowing then smoke. The train went away when the fireball changed from green to red.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Not sure if this would count as fragmentation but the green ball turned red then into a white ball before it seemed to fizzle out.
