4 family members observed it at the same time. It basically moved slowly from Ursa Minor to Cassiopeia. We had enough time to talk about it, but not for video. The time of the event is an estimate as it only occurred to me later to look it up and then report it.
Location
Address
Austin, TX
Latitude
30° 10' 26.27'' N (30.173964°)
Longitude
97° 59' 53.89'' W (-97.998303°)
Elevation
352.509827m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2020-10-24 19:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2020-10-25 00:45 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
58°
Moving
Facing azimuth
1°
First azimuth
346.77°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
28.29°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
15s
Length
10°
Remarks
It was a relatively slow moving line composed of dots. It was not a contrail. It did not get longer as it moved. It was definitely a “what is that?” moment and we are quite used to seeing contrail. I have seen other much brighter fireballs, but this was like a slow moving train of dots. It just faded out. We couldn’t quite get the phones out and on to take a video.
