American Meteor Society

Reports Report 172vp (Event 172-2023)

Observer
Name Roger N
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks This was definitely not a meteor or a chinese latern! it went drectly over my head only about 100 feet up. I looked right up at it. It was moving about 100 mph in a straight line towards San Antonio and slowly gained altitude from when it went over my head. At first I thought it was a helicopter that was on fire, but soon realized it was not. It was totally silent. A few of my neighbors saw it as well.
Location
Address Sandia, TX
Latitude 28° 6' 11.85'' N (28.103291°)
Longitude 97° 55' 5.83'' W (-97.918286°)
Elevation 52.408405m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2023-01-10 18:56 CST
UT Date & Time 2023-01-11 00:56 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down right to up left
Descent Angle 359°
Moving
Facing azimuth 130°
First azimuth 130°
First elevation 13°
Last azimuth 333°
Last elevation 31°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -