I was in a car when me and my boyfriend saw this fireball falling and spinning from the sky in front of us! This was actually the second fireball I have seen within 24 hours of each other. The other one I saw at UTSA the night before.
Location
Address
San Antonio, TX
Latitude
29° 29' 1.68'' N (29.483801°)
Longitude
98° 37' 44.05'' W (-98.628902°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-11-29 23:20 CST
UT Date & Time
2011-11-30 05:20 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250.02926°
First azimuth
251.95265°
First elevation
62°
Last azimuth
252.38792°
Last elevation
22°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
5°
Remarks
glowing train and looked like it was spinning around
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
appeared to dissolve after tail spinning around central area and fragments broke up into another fireball piece