Reports Report 1077aj (Event 1077-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Judy B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | If I held a softball in my hand and extended my hand to arm's length, the softball would be the size of the fireball. To me it was huge. I thought my husband had turned on his "super duty" flashlight he was holding as our entire driveway, including us in our lawn chairs, lit up. Like a spot light was shining on us. We looked up to see this miraculous object in the sky travelling from right to left (south to north) and relatively low in the horizon. We've never seen a fireball so big and bright and it was stunning. I asked the next day if anyone else had seen it and no one did. I wrote down what I saw and just today (16 days after the fact) discovered this site where such things are reported. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mission, TX |
| Latitude | 26° 15' 4.36'' N (26.25121°) |
| Longitude | 98° 24' 44.14'' W (-98.41226°) |
| Elevation | 55.382m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-19 20:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-20 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 274° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 38° |
| First azimuth | 50° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | There was no change in the white streak behind the fireball until the ball exploded and it all died out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It just seemed to explode with little "sparks" or fragments flying from, and all around, the ball. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash surprised me and I wasn't ready for it but as I recall, the ball seemed to explode with fragments flying from it. In an instant, it was completely gone. |