Reports Report 793k (Event 793-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Si S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Thought it might be fireworks at first, but discounted that quickly due to the speed, size, and relative distance. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hillsboro, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 6' 25.22'' N (32.107006°) |
| Longitude | 97° 6' 42.95'' W (-97.111931°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-05 22:09 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-06 03:09 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 299.52894° |
| First azimuth | 0.69019° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 297.5058° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Red head, light phosphoru |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Thought I heard a pop (above the car engine noise) after it disappeared. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Driving north on I-35W, about mile marker 5. Saw the object as it was due north of me, at about 25 degrees above the horizon. I traveled at about 290 degrees (WNW) and descended down to about 15 degrees above the horizon before it disappeared. Lasted about 4 seconds (probably longer than that today, but I did not see it until it was in front of me and low enough for me to see in the windshield). It appeared to have a redish ball, with a light phosphorus green tail glowing tail the entire time, about 5 degrees long from my field of view. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |