I was in my car, driving so hard to get a good look in the moment and had to quickly absorb what I was seeing and process it to try and remember details. Was the biggest fireball I’ve seen with my own two eyes so I was very excited and almost forgot to breathe! :)
Location
Address
Shavano Park, TX
Latitude
29° 36' 6.33'' N (29.601759°)
Longitude
98° 32' 23.12'' W (-98.539755°)
Elevation
289.38858m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2022-07-24 22:23 CDT
UT Date & Time
2022-07-25 03:23 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
259°
Moving
Facing azimuth
80.67°
First azimuth
80.06°
First elevation
50°
Last azimuth
49.16°
Last elevation
30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
There was a sudden burst of incredibly light which quickly dimmed a second later
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Could tell the object fragmented in several pieces based on the way the light seemed to splinter
