This was one of the longest sightings I had seen - the best way to describe the size of the ball is to say it would look to be a little bigger than the \"size\" of the landing lights on a plane if you were at the airport watching planes landing.
Location
Address
Tyler, TX
Latitude
32° 17' 12.87'' N (32.286907°)
Longitude
95° 18' 12.19'' W (-95.303387°)
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
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
277.28506°
First azimuth
241.35116°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
343.18889°
Last elevation
45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
light green to orange and
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
4°
Remarks
The train appeared about the time that the glowing green ball started getting smaller. The tail had what resembled firework sparklers above and below the tail. The tail sparkles seemed to appear when the ball burnt out. The sparkles lasted only 1 to 2 seconds (the ball lasted about 5 seconds before it looked like it burnt up)
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
The sparkles did not appear to resemble falling debri, just disintegration.
