| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hannah S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was so beautiful I bought a lottery ticket. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | San Antonio, TX |
| Latitude | 29° 37' 32.24'' N (29.625621°) |
| Longitude | 98° 37' 1.71'' W (-98.617142°) |
| Elevation | 374.696228m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-12-09 18:26 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-12-10 00:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 240° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 7.63° |
| First azimuth | 10.5° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 345.48° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Green, orange, yellow, and red train, the ball itself was light yellow/white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Train was glowing with the colors described before. When the fireball had its terminal flash, the train disappeared by meeting itself in the middle? Think like you pinched it between your fingers |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Bright flash that was white but also had some of the previous colors, and then it sort of “winked” away. Like it didn’t outright disappear but it didn’t fade either |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Color fragments like the train when it had its terminal flash |