About seven minutes later while I was travelling west on Hwy 190, I saw a large blue green meteor traveling in the same direction as the previous, however this one did not explode.
Location
Address
Harker Heights, TX
Latitude
31° 3' 1.76'' N (31.050488°)
Longitude
97° 38' 33.07'' W (-97.64252°)
Elevation
231.32196m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2013-09-28 21:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2013-09-29 02:00 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
299.53°
First azimuth
306.05°
First elevation
64°
Last azimuth
298.17°
Last elevation
24°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
one boom sound heard just before its bright blue green glow faded
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
15°
Remarks
light train that featured both smoke and glow
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
William Crane and I saw and heard it explode. William thought it was a display from a large fireworks rocket at first.
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The explosion was at about the last 25 to 30 percent of it's trek across the ski. When it exploded is seem to have become much larger and than shortly burned out.
