Reports Report 163ea (Event 163-2012)

Observer
Name Jeff S
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Lexington, TX
Latitude 30° 26' 14.07'' N (30.437241°)
Longitude 97° 0' 33.48'' W (-97.009299°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2012-02-01 20:02 CST
UT Date & Time 2012-02-02 02:02 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 135°
Moving
Facing azimuth 18.88605°
First azimuth 317.80264°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 59.77424°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color bright greenish yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration -1s
Length
Remarks As we watched it went across our range of vision with the ball looking like the pointed end of a cone and the cone was 6-8 degrees across the length and about four degrees wide at the trailing end. There were balls of white (smoke?) shooting off of the back as it disappeared below the tree line to the east.
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks I assumed the balls of white and possibly sparks were fragments burning up.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -