Reports Report 3478cu (Event 3478-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Doris M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This object was observed and photographed around 2 am over San Antonio TX (KSAT.com news 7/19/20). Next sighting reported is over Zaragosa, Coahuila Mexico where several persons took videos of the "bolide" speeding thru the sky same night, before it crossed Hobbs, NM. At 1:15 am my neighbour and I were standing outside chatting when I noticed a fiery streak emerging from the SE horizon climbing vertically then gradually curving and heading in our direction. It sped directly over my house exposing us to the horrific inferno inside its very long tail. The objects round head was white glowing, the tail consistet of huge fiery chunks exploding into smaller chunks which then split until they disappeared in the dark. The whole spectacle resembled a gigantic firework and lasted between two and three minutes right above our heads, there was no sound, just total silence instead. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hobbs, NM |
| Latitude | 32° 45' 18.54'' N (32.755149°) |
| Longitude | 103° 8' 22.32'' W (-103.139532°) |
| Elevation | 1110.155762m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-18 01:12 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-18 07:12 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 160° |
| First azimuth | 160° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 320° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Along the tail glowing chunks exploding into smaller, those continue to explode, an inferno of infinite proportions |