Reports Report 2559e (Event 2559-2013)

Observer
Name rex a
Experience Level 5/5
Remarks perfectly horizontal so it was high up....sun was just 40 minutes down.....I kept waiting for the sure explosion.....it slowed vry little and at the end it popped and some faint bit was fraglike....but immediatly went out....no ash cloud was left like the last one I saw a fluffy ash cloud slowly descend....this one was probably mostly rock
Location
Address Princeton, TX
Latitude 33° 10' 51.88'' N (33.181077°)
Longitude 96° 30' 7.36'' W (-96.502044°)
Elevation 171.171234m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-20 19:47 CDT
UT Date & Time 2013-10-21 00:47 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From left to right
Descent Angle 90°
Moving
Facing azimuth 18°
First azimuth 352°
First elevation 42°
Last azimuth 17°
Last elevation 42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -19
Color Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks no frags at all.....at 6.7 to 7.7 seconds it popped just like a giant bottle rocket...which describes this perfectly
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks -