We were in a car with music playing so if the fireball made a noise it would not have been audible to us.
Location
Address
Porter, TX
Latitude
30° 5' 9.61'' N (30.086003°)
Longitude
95° 16' 23.74'' W (-95.273261°)
Elevation
28.679464m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-09-10 20:45 CDT
UT Date & Time
2021-09-11 01:45 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
340.97°
First azimuth
18.66°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
306.25°
Last elevation
21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1s
Length
45°
Remarks
glowing train that lasted briefly after the fireball had descended out of sight/disappeared completely. No smoke, just glowing light similar to that of a comets tail