Was facing south. No sound, time 7:01-7:02pm CDT total time from origin to termination approx 8 seconds
Location
Address
San Antonio, TX
Latitude
29° 32' 41.72'' N (29.544922°)
Longitude
98° 34' 15.87'' W (-98.571074°)
Elevation
294.291992m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-12-24 19:01 CST
UT Date & Time
2021-12-25 01:01 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
104°
Moving
Facing azimuth
146.64°
First azimuth
102.02°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
286.93°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-5
Color
Orange, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
30°
Remarks
It just appeared as if the tail was trailing the burning head. It appeared as one then broke into several smaller tails with heads, the main fireball persisted and eventually faded/burned out because it was still over the horizon. Truly a cathartic experience.
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
One fireball scattered into 3/4 smaller but the main fireball remained after the smaller had burned out,
