Reports Report 1959bg (Event 1959-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William I |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was beautiful. It seemed like it was so close. I have never seen anything like it. It looks like the fireball examples I looked up afterwards. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | College Station, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 31' 32.85'' N (30.525793°) |
| Longitude | 96° 16' 44.93'' W (-96.279148°) |
| Elevation | 86.856216m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-03-21 16:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-03-21 21:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 190° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 125° |
| First azimuth | 125° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 120° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Thick Singular line that was glowing very bright |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It almost looked like fireworks splintering from the lead element. The fragments split and sparkled. |