I was driving when it happened but saw everything very clearly because it was so dark out. The drive between bastrop and San marcos is very dark and there is very low light pollution so I had the absolute pleasure of seeing this in a clear dark sky.
Location
Address
Dale, TX
Latitude
30° 3' 0.75'' N (30.050207°)
Longitude
97° 38' 40.77'' W (-97.644659°)
Elevation
160.270508m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-24 22:50 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-25 03:50 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
107°
Moving
Facing azimuth
320°
First azimuth
320°
First elevation
51°
Last azimuth
30°
Last elevation
32°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Blue, Light Blue, Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
5°
Remarks
A bright blue train like fire that dissipated as the meteor hit the atmosphere
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The sky lit up a bright blue like there was lightning and then I saw the ball of blue and orange fire break apart in the atmosphere.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
After the flash of blue light, the ball turned orange/white/yellow and broke apart very visibly. Like I could see the dark shadows of rock within the orange/yellow/white flames.
