| 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. |