Reports Report 5609ak (Event 5609-2021)

Observer
Name Doug L
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I'm 63 years old and this by far the most spectacular event I've seen, it was a huge fireball with a long tail, I can't be the only person who saw this
Location
Address Montgomery, TX
Latitude 30° 23' 16.61'' N (30.387946°)
Longitude 95° 39' 50.44'' W (-95.664012°)
Elevation 79.857338m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-09-10 20:50 CDT
UT Date & Time 2021-09-11 01:50 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 269°
Moving
Facing azimuth 348.2°
First azimuth 354.78°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 300.44°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Maybe 2 distant delayed booms
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -