Most amazing thing I have ever seen. The light was so intense I thought it was a helicopter spotlight until I realized that there was no sound. Turning, I saw the meteor streak across the sky moving West to East and watched it continue East until it burned out.
Location
Address
Plano, TX
Latitude
33° 1' 56.24'' N (33.03229°)
Longitude
96° 40' 27.94'' W (-96.674427°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-02-01 20:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2012-02-02 02:00 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
92.48796°
First azimuth
267.87086°
First elevation
56°
Last azimuth
92.30277°
Last elevation
41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-27
Color
whitish blue w/ orange an
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Approximately 1-2 seconds after it passed a \"boom\" was heard. A few seconds later a second quieter \"boom\" was heard.
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
1.5s
Length
25°
Remarks
Glowing bright enough to light up my entire back yard enough to make me think it was a moving spotlight. It cast shadows from everything on my patio. I watched it at it crossed west to east from my patio until it faded out west of my home. It faded out as it dropped down a few degrees, as if it was descending and then it went dark although it never dropped low enough to be out of my line of sight. It was as if it just burned out.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
Extremely fast moving ball of intense bright light with a long glowing tail. No fragmentation.
