This was an incredible lifetime experience for me.
Location
Address
Marshall, TX
Latitude
32° 33' 22.74'' N (32.556317°)
Longitude
94° 17' 48.43'' W (-94.296786°)
Elevation
118.983688m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-07-21 05:30 CDT
UT Date & Time
2020-07-21 10:30 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
246°
Moving
Facing azimuth
340°
First azimuth
10°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-19
Color
Orange, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
20°
Remarks
Glowing smoke trail
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a bright flash explosion about 1.5 times the size of the fireball for about half a second.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the flash explosion, all of the many fragments appeared to continue traveling along the prior trajectory of the fireball. None of the fragments appeared to burst out and away from the previous trajectory of the fireball.
