Reports Report 163dk (Event 163-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marie |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dallas, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 47' 28.01'' N (32.791114°) |
| Longitude | 96° 47' 19.72'' W (-96.78881°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-01 20:00 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-02 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.58547° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | -1° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | very bright blue with yel |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Again, not sure if coincidence, but did hear a boom 60 -90 seconds after I lost sight of object. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 4.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Not trained, did not have unobstructed view, was on balcony facing downtown Dallas. Entire view across horizon lasted @ 3-4 seconds, coming [roughly] NNW, headed SSW. Was not parallel to horizon, slightly descending angle, which did not match selections on this site. It was BIG, BRIGHT and moving FAST...no sound. Definitely not upper atmosphere. For comparison see: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091015-fireball-explodes-netherlands-germany-picture.html What I saw, main object much closer and/or larger, brilliant blue with some green tinges, surrounded by glow... almost perfect circle. Tail mostly bright yellow, some red, but no indication of debris/breaking up..and the tail was *maybe* a third of size of one in photo., and tail much more defined..think elongated triangle. Not positive if coincidence, or related to object, but heard muffled boom 60 -90 seconds after object left view |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Pretty much covered in initial description..little fragmentation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |