Reports Report 1483d (Event 1483-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ricky & Patti H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was one of the slowest moving meteor/fireball I have ever observed. My first time to see fragmentation at such a close range. It did appear to be flying as low as the helicopters landing at the hospital near our home. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Waxahachie, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 24' 25.75'' N (32.407152°) |
| Longitude | 96° 51' 46.38'' W (-96.862883°) |
| Elevation | 186.833008m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-12 21:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-13 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120.64° |
| First azimuth | 120.81° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 331.26° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Short glowing train, split in two directly over head leaving two glowing trains for approximately three seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As we were driving directly towards a full moon, I ask my wife about five seconds after I first spoted the fireball, what that bright light was coming towards us. She replied a heliocopter. I said no, a fireball. I Oened the door on the passenger side of our vehicle, looked up and it broke in two pieces directly above us, leaving longer glowing trails as they burned out back behind us, maybe 120 digrees from the horizon we were facing. It appeared to be moving very slow and low in a downward direction. |