It was bright like an airplane's lights at night, but I noticed it because it was going upward at an angle too steep to be an airplane and too fast. Like starting at 8:00 (on a clock) upwards to about 2:00. I thought it might be a firework because it was still daylight and because it was moving upwards?
Location
Address
Allen, TX
Latitude
33° 5' 14.3'' N (33.087306°)
Longitude
96° 37' 34.45'' W (-96.626237°)
Elevation
197.88382m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-07-12 20:40 CDT
UT Date & Time
2014-07-13 01:40 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
181.12°
First azimuth
122.47°
First elevation
29°
Last azimuth
237.68°
Last elevation
63°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I didn't notice the flash as much as I noticed it break into 2 fragments.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It broke into 2 pieces, one bigger than the other, the bigger piece kept going up fast, smaller lagged behind.
