Reports Report 190z (Event 190-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Diane M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen some falling stars, but nothing like this. The sky was dark except for a large clear lighted area way above the trees. I thought it was going to hit the earth until it exploded. It made such an impression on me I drew a picture of it and showed it to everybody I saw, but nobody saw it. I have looked all over the internet for a picture of it or a sighting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | El Campo, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 7' 46.45'' N (29.129569°) |
| Longitude | 96° 15' 38.58'' W (-96.260716°) |
| Elevation | 27.34557m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-01-10 22:32 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-01-11 04:32 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 207° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 280° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | When I saw it I thought it was a full moon, but it had a long orange string attached and above it. It was coming close to the earth straight down. It was big and beautiful and perfectly round. I have never seen anything like it. I couldn't see any flames around it until it exploded. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When it exploded I saw fragments going in all different directions with smoke tails showing different colored flames that slowly started to extinguish and disappear. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragments looked like large chunks of gray rocks on fire with fire tails. |