Reports Report 5778f (Event 5778-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Couple of friends with us witnessed it as well. We thought it was a firework at first but it had no sound, flew from horizon to horizon, then heard 2 soft concussions less than a minute later |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Houston, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 59' 12.07'' N (29.986686°) |
| Longitude | 95° 38' 3.33'' W (-95.634257°) |
| Elevation | 41.85165m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-26 04:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-26 10:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 97° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 320.95° |
| First azimuth | 332.69° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 134.22° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Pink, Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very soft, big thunder ish rumble (not unlike a dumpster being slammed onto the ground, but less harsh and far away) followed by a second, softer wave of similar sound less than a second later |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Looked like a firework with a shower of bright sparks behind it. Some of which looked like burning embers splitting off |