My brother was with me, and he thought I had flashed a flashlight on toward him. I thought someone had pulled up to our camp, but it was a giant fireball in the sky! The greatest I've ever witnessed!!
Location
Address
Rotan, TX
Latitude
32° 48' 26.88'' N (32.807467°)
Longitude
100° 27' 33.58'' W (-100.459329°)
Elevation
595.029m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-11-25 23:55 CST
UT Date & Time
2017-11-26 05:55 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
250°
Moving
Facing azimuth
340.62°
First azimuth
337.28°
First elevation
53°
Last azimuth
303.86°
Last elevation
48°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-14
Color
Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It lit up whole sky!
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
At its end, it was braking apart around 2 to 3 phases..
