Reports Report 2854r (Event 2854-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Craig J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The location is an estimate. dark road with no lights and wasn't sure exactly where i was. While i was driving, the fireball came over the top of my car, noticed it in the windshield and terminated about 200 feet above horizon ( estimate). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Uhland, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 59' 24.26'' N (29.990072°) |
| Longitude | 97° 45' 20.14'' W (-97.755595°) |
| Elevation | 183.926m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-10 23:30 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-11 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 236.96° |
| First azimuth | 353.77° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 241.95° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Blue, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | The train was bright, thicker at the fireball and narrowing as it trailed, remained in sky just an instant after the terminal flash |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright burst that lasted less than a second. if you blinked you would have missed it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |