I work a center where I sit and monitor events happening on an large array of monitors in front of me; my eyes are trained to react to unusual movements quickly. I've seen shooting stars way up in the heavens before: small streaks. This event was much different, it was almost like someone had shot off a flare. It was right over the northern part of the city of Houston so I'm surprised no one else has reported. It looked to flame out right in the path of SouthWest airlines normal route into Hobby airport.
Location
Address
Houston, TX
Latitude
29° 48' 20.11'' N (29.805587°)
Longitude
95° 24' 0.71'' W (-95.400196°)
Elevation
18.62278m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-23 20:23 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-24 01:23 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
87.74°
First azimuth
7.16°
First elevation
58°
Last azimuth
129.25°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Light Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
15°
Remarks
smoke trail seemed jagged, made up of broken off pieces of the main
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the object continued to get brighter over the brief time that I saw it culminating in a flash, then gone
