Reports Report 163cs (Event 163-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cindy W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Absolutely the most amazing thing I have EVER seen! We were in the right place at the right time, getting into my car. My friends were facing northwest and shouted, 'LOOK'! I turned to see it as it flew by, bright white with a little yellow behind it and a narrow white sparkling 'tail'. AWESOME! Will probably never happen to me again in my lifetime! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dallas, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 47' 27.27'' N (32.790907°) |
| Longitude | 96° 45' 43.12'' W (-96.761979°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-01 20:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-02 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 273.59779° |
| First azimuth | 275.09153° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 106.48226° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White with yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No sound was heard at all, and we were VERY, or it was VERY close to us/the ground. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Just above the top of the building I was standing in front of, it appeared, about a basketball-sized ball of extremely white, spotlight white, light with a little yellow behind it, with a sparkling white train/tail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It was just there, very close to the ground and flew past us, arching down, with a train that appeared to be very short, maybe 10-12 |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |