Fireball report

Reports Report 2085fn (Event 2085-2012)

Observer
Name	david m
Experience Level	1/5
Remarks	-

Location
Address	Baytown, TX
Latitude	29° 47' 33.81'' N (29.792726°)
Longitude	94° 55' 5.22'' W (-94.918116°)
Elevation	6.278627m

Time and Duration
Local Date & Time	2012-12-07 06:45 CST
UT Date & Time	2012-12-07 12:45 UT
Duration	≈1.5s

Direction
Moving direction	From up right to down left
Descent Angle	225°

Moving
Facing azimuth	-1°
First azimuth	50°
First elevation	30°
Last azimuth	273.6°
Last elevation	22°

Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude	1
Color	Orange

Concurrent Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Delayed Sound
Observation	No
Remarks	-

Persistent train
Observation	Yes
Duration	2s
Length	15°
Remarks	Facing north, what caught my eye was a flash to my left. When i looked up i saw the train behind the head. Then a flash from the head and the head disappeared with the train trail still behind and all this last roughly 2seconds

Terminal flash
Observation	Yes
Remarks	First noticed a flash. When i looked up i saw the trail of light then a flash from the head.

Fragmentation
Observation	No
Remarks	-

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