This completely caught me off guard and was extremely exciting for me. I immediately identified what I saw as a "shooting star" but am familiar enough with meteorites to know that it likely left some fragments around the road I was driving on at the time I saw it. I wanted to go find them!
Location
Address
Salado, TX
Latitude
30° 58' 26.54'' N (30.97404°)
Longitude
97° 40' 42.04'' W (-97.678345°)
Elevation
232.271973m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-02-14 06:24 CST
UT Date & Time
2013-02-14 12:24 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
225°
Moving
Facing azimuth
26.02°
First azimuth
21.33°
First elevation
17°
Last azimuth
350.03°
Last elevation
6°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
80°
Remarks
Glowing white train that got smaller until it went dark.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was nothing in the sky and then it appeared out of nowhere and flashed bright before maintaining a consistent white color.
