This was like nothing my husband and i had ever seen. It shot down from the sky so fast. It was so bright and got brighter before dissapearing. You could see 2 trails as it broke apart and the were so white.
Location
Address
Pineland, TX
Latitude
31° 14' 26.57'' N (31.240715°)
Longitude
93° 57' 52.54'' W (-93.964594°)
Elevation
73.783562m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-09-06 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-09-07 01:45 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
170°
Moving
Facing azimuth
310.76°
First azimuth
301.77°
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
316.09°
Last elevation
10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-9
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
The train was very long and glowed bright. When the thing broke apart before dissapearing it split and had to trails. A long one that was an original and a smaller on next to it that had broken off the original. The trail lasted a second or so longer than the head that kid of exploded and fizzled away.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It got extremely bright and you could see it fuzzing away as it burned up coming down. It burnt twice as bright right before it dissapeared.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It appeared to break into smaller parts. It clearly split into two large enough fireballs to leave 2 distinct trails.
