Reports Report 2567j (Event 2567-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jane G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen a fireball this big or a train this bright. Super cool! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort Worth, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 44' 14.44'' N (32.737345°) |
| Longitude | 97° 11' 30.77'' W (-97.19188°) |
| Elevation | 184.405m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-07-25 01:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-07-25 06:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 84.66° |
| First azimuth | 80.68° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 64.54° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing trail; train was bright then dissipated rather quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a medium size bright flash out of corner of eye which caught my attention, then saw the object move towards the northeast from the southwest. It had a bright train that then dissipated in a few seconds. I live in Fort Worth. As high up as the object was, it must have been over Dallas or further east. I have seen the space shuttle fly over Fort Worth from very close to this location on a west to east trajectory before. It was much brighter than the shuttle entering the atmosphere. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |