I am a welding instructor and certified welding inspector. With that I am very experienced in metallurgy and the way that metals react to different conditions. I know iron when it's superheated and blowing out behind a strong stream of air. The object i saw had to have contained mostly iron in my opinion. Whether it was space junk or a meteorite I cannot say but I surely hope that it can be found. If it is I would love a picture of it at least lol. Best of luck and honestly as a person that loves learning different things, this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I tried to get video of it but the phone wouldn't load fast enough.
Location
Address
Burkburnett, TX
Latitude
34° 5' 29.84'' N (34.091621°)
Longitude
98° 35' 13.7'' W (-98.587138°)
Elevation
325.101929m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-08-02 23:58 CDT
UT Date & Time
2025-08-03 04:58 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
258°
Moving
Facing azimuth
21.95°
First azimuth
45.76°
First elevation
31°
Last azimuth
15.53°
Last elevation
25°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-8
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object started as roughly 5-10 independent but tightly grouped fragments. Its started as a brighter orange but gradually got lighter due to either cooling or burning up entirely. Hopefully I understood the term "fragmentation" correctly.
