Reports Report 4996cw (Event 4996-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Samuel T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Yes, it was amazing. I just picked up my wife from work and got on Highway 121 heading northeast to go 75 south when on the north east side of highway 121 and to my left from my viewpoint, I came out of nowhere. I at first thought it to be something falling from the sky but it took a second to see that it was a meteor. This was a large meteor and I could see the bright white nose spreading to a beautiful blue fan with orange and white fire on the tail. I seen a piece come off the tail on the back and lower side. It was quite dark yet but a beautiful dark blue sundown sky so this made the view amazing. This meteor when all the way to the ground or my horizon point of view. It look so large and close. What an amazing sight to behold. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McKinney, TX |
| Latitude | 33° 8' 4.81'' N (33.134669°) |
| Longitude | 96° 41' 17.84'' W (-96.688288°) |
| Elevation | 213.792m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-16 20:35 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-17 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 242° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55.29° |
| First azimuth | 30.33° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 358.79° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, White |
| 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 | Smaller piece of white fireball came off the back of the tail on the lower side (southern side of the meteor |