| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hanna W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | About 5 minutes after sighting, my family & I saw a UFO or stealth plane moving towards the area of the sky the fireball was sighted. Moving in the direction of the DFW airport from my house. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Flower Mound, TX |
| Latitude | 33° 1' 17.88'' N (33.021634°) |
| Longitude | 97° 2' 51.05'' W (-97.047513°) |
| Elevation | 174.897964m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2004-12-31 23:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2005-01-01 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 185.55° |
| First azimuth | 213.59° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 145.5° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the fireball flashed in and faded out very quickly in the 1 -2 second timeframe. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |