If it was not for the initial bright flash I would of missed the whole show !
Location
Address
Rockwall, TX
Latitude
32° 57' 14.55'' N (32.954041°)
Longitude
96° 27' 53.27'' W (-96.464798°)
Elevation
150.176865m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2015-05-01 23:41 CDT
UT Date & Time
2015-05-02 04:41 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
240°
Moving
Facing azimuth
21.84°
First azimuth
35.34°
First elevation
67°
Last azimuth
338.82°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-12
Color
Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
40°
Remarks
The trail was a very bright clean white double line with a red tip ... It lasted 3 seconds and the last half second it broke apart and faded out of sight .
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At first I saw a bright light in the northern sky and then it took off into a trial
