American Meteor Society

Reports Report 95f (Event 95-2020)

Observer
Name Cindi R
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I was driving down the freeway 75 southbound towards Dallas from Plano when I saw the ball of fire that at first thought was a shooting stat but realized it was too big to bright and traveling downward to be a shooting star. The bright light disappeared behind the buildings on the left side of the freeway. I turned back and realized one of the buildings was State Farm. My cousin who was in the passengers seat saw it too.
Location
Address Richardson, TX
Latitude 33° 0' 0.33'' N (33.000091°)
Longitude 96° 42' 18.9'' W (-96.705249°)
Elevation 180.505783m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2020-01-04 00:50 CST
UT Date & Time 2020-01-04 06:50 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 237°
Moving
Facing azimuth 182.84°
First azimuth 111.7°
First elevation 7°
Last azimuth 121.85°
Last elevation 2°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -20
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -