I am just interested as to whether or not anyone on the ground or on the Southwest plane saw the meteorite appear to be in a path towards the plane from the ground, or towards their plane in the air?
Location
Address
Plano, TX
Latitude
33° 3' 6.56'' N (33.051822°)
Longitude
96° 44' 6.38'' W (-96.735106°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-12 21:11 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-13 02:11 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
70°
Last azimuth
270°
Last elevation
70°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
bright while
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
5°
Remarks
Very small train, a segment fell off, burned bright white as it seem to fall to earth. There was a Southwest plane heading south and the meteorite seem to go beneath the plane.
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Very small train. A secondary piece appeared to break off and fall to earth. See statement above regard Southwest plane.
