Reports Report 1959bq (Event 1959-2026)

Observer
Name Steve U
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Wife and I sitting in backyard experience the streak, ball. Unsure if related but short period later there was a rumble like distant thunder.
Location
Address Sugar Land, TX
Latitude 29° 34' 6.45'' N (29.568457°)
Longitude 95° 38' 23.13'' W (-95.639757°)
Elevation 23.221125m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-03-21 16:43 CDT
UT Date & Time 2026-03-21 21:43 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 129°
Moving
Facing azimuth 13.56°
First azimuth 348.79°
First elevation 59°
Last azimuth 27.3°
Last elevation 22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 10s
Length 10°
Remarks Smoke / cloud like trail
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright light streak, turning red ball, white ball then dissapeared
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -