Reports Report 1959z (Event 1959-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shinichiro S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I thought it was too large and moving much too fast for any plane. My immediate fear was that it was a missile. The light was very intense even though it was a clear sunny day. Color was a brilliant blue with hints of yellow. It wasn't a thin streak; it was a thick, rounded shape. Because I had never seen anything of that scale or speed before, I completely freaked out and started shouting for my wife. She later told me my panic level was a 9 out of 10. When we heard the heavy rumble about 30 seconds later, my wife was convinced it had impacted the ground, which made the experience even more terrifying. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , TX |
| Latitude | 29° 53' 47.54'' N (29.896539°) |
| Longitude | 95° 42' 33.17'' W (-95.709213°) |
| Elevation | 43.120029m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-21 16:38 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-21 21:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 35° |
| First azimuth | 330° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 50° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | Very strong brilliant blue and yellow almost like glare of arc welding |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Approximately 30 seconds after the visual flash, a heavy, low-frequency rumble (similar to thunder) echoed through the air and could feel vibrations |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | white. It wasn’t continued clear line, that I thought it was not just like smoke of aircraft. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the fireball reached its maximum brightness toward the end of its visible path. It appeared to have a rounded shape just before the final flash. It was large nothing like airplane. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |