Reports Report 10435b (Event 10435-2022)

Observer
Name Jessie M
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It literally looked like a ball of fire going across the sky and it came out of nowhere. I was driving when i first saw it, thinking it was a helicopter or similar, but I stopped my car and followed it visually and realized it was a ball of fire, not anything mechanical.
Location
Address , TX
Latitude 29° 20' 56.79'' N (29.349108°)
Longitude 95° 7' 2.65'' W (-95.117403°)
Elevation 6.694536m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-12-28 18:12 CST
UT Date & Time 2022-12-29 00:12 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 81°
Moving
Facing azimuth 189.06°
First azimuth -
First elevation 52°
Last azimuth 332.47°
Last elevation 54°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks About 2-3 seconds after I first saw it going across the sky there was a larger, wider “glowing” to it (like a burst) followed by 2-3 very small orange fire flashes behind it.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks I believe I did. See prior answer.