I'm an author and just posted this on FB to see if anyone had seen it. A reader in San Antonio saw the same thing and a reader in FL saw red-orange fragments moving across the sky tonight.
Location
Address
Georgetown, TX
Latitude
30° 34' 41.04'' N (30.578066°)
Longitude
97° 41' 21.35'' W (-97.689265°)
Elevation
250.274704m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-21 21:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-22 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down left to up right
Descent Angle
45°
Moving
Facing azimuth
342.91°
First azimuth
264.87°
First elevation
21°
Last azimuth
345.16°
Last elevation
19°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-22
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It blew up like a firework about to explode, little fragments fizzled and then were immediately gone.
