Since it is very soon after the 4th of July I cannot say with certainty that this was a fireball and not a firework, however I can say that there was no "boom" sound as that associated with a firework going off before I saw it and I only saw it as it decreased in altitude. I am also unaware if I saw it as it began or if I saw it late as it disappeared since I had just looked up.
Location
Address
Laredo, TX
Latitude
27° 36' 7.83'' N (27.602175°)
Longitude
99° 27' 37.05'' W (-99.460291°)
Elevation
177.403m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2016-07-06 21:51 CDT
UT Date & Time
2016-07-07 02:51 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
184°
Moving
Facing azimuth
355.13°
First azimuth
353.47°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
352.59°
Last elevation
43°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-6
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
0.1s
Length
-
Remarks
Glowing train rapidly disappeared behind object and bulky near object but rapidly thinned at tail.
