| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | jose P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This is the second time I've seen something like this within 12 months i think, except the first time it was in my perifial and it happened very fast but very bright and big. I worked in the oilfields overnights the last three years in the eagle ford shale, mainly in the pearsall, fowlerton, tilden, cotulla, three rivers, and big wells, tx. areas. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cotulla, TX |
| Latitude | 28° 17' 5.54'' N (28.284872°) |
| Longitude | 99° 3' 41.08'' W (-99.061412°) |
| Elevation | 104.495949m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-09-24 22:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-09-25 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 182° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 142.39° |
| First azimuth | 149.11° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 145.03° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Light Green at the beginning and bright orange at the end. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Before it past my horizon it flashed bright orange and I saw a few fragments sparkle and break off |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Before it past my horizon there a few sparks that I pelieve were fragments coming off towards the end before it disappeared at the end. |