Little to no light pollution where I live outside of town and we were fortunate to be 200+ yards away the house turning into our driveway at the time the blue flashing light caught our attention.
Location
Address
Del Rio, TX
Latitude
29° 26' 39.51'' N (29.444309°)
Longitude
101° 0' 13.94'' W (-101.003872°)
Elevation
335.75769m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2018-12-10 20:00 CST
UT Date & Time
2018-12-11 02:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
198°
Moving
Facing azimuth
6.29°
First azimuth
41.46°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
1.12°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Bright blue flashing light came from behind, like a police car, and then saw fragmentation when I turned my head to look for the source and saw the fireball.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball fragmented into at least three pieces starting with the largest and ending with the smallest.
