Reports Report 160b (Event 160-2024)

Observer
Name Marc N
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks -
Photo
Location
Address Sunnyvale, TX
Latitude 32° 47' 3.82'' N (32.784395°)
Longitude 96° 33' 44.22'' W (-96.562283°)
Elevation 139.719559m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-01-07 18:10 CST
UT Date & Time 2024-01-08 00:10 UT
Duration >60s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 92°
Moving
Facing azimuth 283°
First azimuth 265°
First elevation 44°
Last azimuth 270°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 65s
Length
Remarks appeared to be white mist tailing off the main body in the form like the head of an ice cream cone. About 30-40 sec in to observation you saw a bright light and then tail (ice cream cone head) got a lot bigger for a brief sec and then disappeared. The main bright spot continued on for another 20 sec before disappearing all together.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Big flash and then appeared to disintegrate into the night sky.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As the final bright illumination the light seem to break up in to smaller lights only to fade just as fast.