Reports Report 163an (Event 163-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Diana |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Wow. I\'ve never seen anything like it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Spring, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 4' 23.38'' N (30.07316°) |
| Longitude | 95° 33' 3.9'' W (-95.551084°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-01 19:56 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-02 01:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 315° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 59° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | There was a bright green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I did roll down the window, because my first thought was a plane. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Due to my proximity to Hooks Airport, at first I thought I saw a plane crashing, the smoke was troubling. I took note of the time because of this. I was facing North on Stubner Airline. I saw the fireball in the Northwest. It was moving to the east, perhaps slightly to the north east (in other words from my left to my right). The fireball seemed to move much faster than a plane would, and in close to 3 seconds, it was all over, with no evidence of it being there at all in what was probably less than 4 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |