It stayed steady across the sky in a horizontal motion. It didn't look like I was going down. It was so bright and last a while that I thought it was a fire work or a missile but the explosion and train was unlike anything I've ever seen and the colors were very vivid. It was much lower to the ground than I've ever seen.
Location
Address
Big Spring, TX
Latitude
32° 14' 22.12'' N (32.239479°)
Longitude
101° 29' 41.04'' W (-101.494733°)
Elevation
769.457m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-02-17 21:45 CST
UT Date & Time
2016-02-18 03:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
248°
Moving
Facing azimuth
258.59°
First azimuth
51.81°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
266.3°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Blue, Green, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
20°
Remarks
White train. Almost like the smoke from fireworks.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Went from blue to green then turned white while simultaneously exploding. It was so bright I thought it was the moon so I leaned closer to the window and saw the explosion.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It almost looked like fireworks but there was no sound. It turned white, exploded, then disappeared very quickly.
