The meteor was heading roughly 229 degrees southwest. I was outside already observing the full moon but had looked away for a minute at my phone when a very bright light was noticeable above me because of the glare it put off around me and on my phone. So I looked up and saw it starting to disintegrate like a firework going off sideways in the sky. Pretty colors of white and red trickled down momentarily.
Location
Address
Palestine, TX
Latitude
31° 44' 26.15'' N (31.740598°)
Longitude
95° 40' 15.61'' W (-95.671004°)
Elevation
114.133591m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-05-15 22:29 CDT
UT Date & Time
2019-05-16 03:29 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
264°
Moving
Facing azimuth
238.19°
First azimuth
337°
First elevation
35°
Last azimuth
263°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Bright White light (caused me to look up) and red and white sparkles when disintegrating.
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
I saw the flash while looking down and that is what caused me to look up and see the meteor disintegrating. It looked like a compact firework going off sideways in the sky. It didn’t look as if it was too far away because the fragments could be seen similar to that if a firework. It was certainly not a firework!
