We saw several shooting stars prior to this fireball but they were average shooting stars some with long tails and some very short. It was a very windy day and night and sky was very clear. As I said earlier...we will never forget this fireball. It was truly amazing. The detail and colors were so vivid and it lasted such a long time.
Location
Address
Brady, TX
Latitude
31° 2' 20.46'' N (31.039017°)
Longitude
99° 17' 48.61'' W (-99.296837°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-06-20 23:50 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-06-21 04:50 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
175.42601°
First azimuth
177.45516°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
357.18448°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
red & yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
7.5s
Length
15°
Remarks
very vivid and bright train coming toward us from the south and right over our heads and we turned around to see it explode into fragments to the north of us
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
the firebal was changing colors and it just kept going & going and exploded into fragments to the north of us ...We were sitting in chairs in the back of our truck facing south...It was truly spectacular and we will never forget it.
