Reports Report 3012h (Event 3012-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Malcolm S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | At first glance I thought I was looking at a high altitude airplane, but it was very bright and moving much too quickly to be an airplane, about twice the speed of the airplanes I could see. At the end of its trajectory it appeared to disintegrate into fragments (appearing similar to a short trail of sparks coming off the main fragment) which all soon disappeared. It disintegrated less than 10 seconds after I first noticed it. The object at first appeared quite small, but appeared significantly larger when it disintegrated. The time was roughly 9:30pm CDT but may be off by a few minutes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Keller, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 55' 45.26'' N (32.929238°) |
| Longitude | 97° 13' 37.01'' W (-97.226946°) |
| Elevation | 194.211426m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-06-20 21:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-06-21 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 93° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225° |
| First azimuth | 220.41° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 239.76° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object appeared to disintegrate and I saw small pieces come off, resembling sparks, with one larger piece. They all soon disappeared. |