I initially thought it was fireworks but the trajectory and speed were all very wrong to be. It followed a dead-straight path at a moderate angle off of horizontal extremely fast. The entire thing from flash to fade spanned approximately a 20-25 degree arc in the sky left to right (off a 90 degree hemisphere- east to west. Approx. 10-12.5 degrees given a 180 degree sky). It lasted no more than 4 seconds. Very bright initial flash. Very bright, easily visible and moving fragments. Fragments had a reddish hue. Flashes were light yellow.
Location
Address
Austin, TX
Latitude
30° 15' 43.78'' N (30.262162°)
Longitude
97° 40' 30.77'' W (-97.675213°)
Elevation
136.262802m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-01-03 19:15 CST
UT Date & Time
2022-01-04 01:15 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
99°
Moving
Facing azimuth
214.58°
First azimuth
196.3°
First elevation
19°
Last azimuth
235.69°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-23
Color
Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very bright flash stayed visible as a dozen or so fragments and a large light flew in a very straight line from east to west about 10-15 degrees downward from horizontal. The front light flashed several times (smaller than the initial flash) then everything faded. Stayed straight as an arrow.
