Reports Report 4290es (Event 4290-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was in my car driving with the music turned moderately up but the front windshield on my Avalon is massive. I noticed it was very windy before heading out and the traffic lights were swaying back and forth. I thought initially it was a storm coming in until I saw the incredibly bright light appear in the sky overpowering the street lights and normal city lights at night. I thought it could have been a plane going down because I live several miles from the airport but it seemed to be traveling way too fast and then started to look like a shooting star as it approached the ground. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Antonio, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 32' 21.27'' N (29.539241°) |
| Longitude | 98° 30' 57.97'' W (-98.516103°) |
| Elevation | 283.612152m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-24 22:22 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-25 03:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 248° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 40° |
| First azimuth | 75° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 70° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Yellow, 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 | I was heading Northish down West ave and I saw a bright flash on the Horizon to my left, like when you see lightning light up the horizon. Then a very large object with a really long trail appeared instantly to my right up in the sky. It lit up like almost bright white with a tinge of yellow. It only lasted a couple seconds and then it disappeared. It looked like a shooting star, but much bigger and brighter. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |