Reports Report 846b (Event 846-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ross E |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was just walking to my car and looked up to see this bright white light, like a plasma welding torch, streaking across the blue sky. It broke into a few pieces and a moment later was gone. My first thought was space debris coming down but not sure. It was very windy so I was not able to hear much so if there was a low boom I would not have heard it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Houston, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 34' 37.49'' N (29.57708°) |
| Longitude | 95° 15' 12.7'' W (-95.253528°) |
| Elevation | 12.928239m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-02-12 10:27 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-02-12 16:27 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 79° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 238.06° |
| First azimuth | 210.74° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 261.62° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Seemed to flash when is fragmented. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to fragment into 3 or 4 pieces about two thirds the way through seeing it and also seemed to slow down after fragmentation but not sure. Each piece was bright white light with white trail behind it. |