American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4290po (Event 4290-2022)

Observer
Name Judith W
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Fischer, TX
Latitude 29° 55' 45.32'' N (29.929255°)
Longitude 98° 10' 30.31'' W (-98.175087°)
Elevation 394.24585m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-07-24 22:25 CDT
UT Date & Time 2022-07-25 03:25 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 250°
Moving
Facing azimuth 93.53°
First azimuth 137.35°
First elevation 52°
Last azimuth 73.42°
Last elevation 16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange, Yellow, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks My son heard it but he said it sounded like boom or a long muffled gun shot. I didn't realize until after what he was talking about. He is only 6 years old.
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 4s
Length 12°
Remarks A long glow and trail of light, fire dissipating.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Flash with an explosion of light and fire.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks It looked like it broke up in the sky but I am not sure if it was fragmentation.