It was ten times bigger and brighter than than any comet or meteor that I’ve ever seen and burned 5 times longer than any I’ve seen, I would have thought it to be a extremely low flying aircraft if it hadn’t been for the obvious flames and uneven burning and trajectory
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Location
Address
Merkel, TX
Latitude
32° 28' 55.16'' N (32.48199°)
Longitude
99° 58' 10.85'' W (-99.969681°)
Elevation
548.480469m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-06-28 00:20 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-06-28 05:20 UT
Duration
≈20s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
140°
First azimuth
160.81°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
50°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
15s
Length
10°
Remarks
Glowing and burning like fire
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into two pieces and both pieces burned consistently and brightly
