I was driving my car when I observed this. I did not have a full view of the sky and my angles of observation may be incorrect since I was in a moving vehicle/focusing on the road.
Location
Address
Heath, TX
Latitude
32° 52' 7.86'' N (32.868849°)
Longitude
96° 28' 27.71'' W (-96.474365°)
Elevation
168.078903m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-02-18 20:35 CST
UT Date & Time
2026-02-19 02:35 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
208°
Moving
Facing azimuth
339.27°
First azimuth
302.46°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
285.58°
Last elevation
23°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Green, Light Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
There was a long smoke streak through the sky that I noticed about 15 minutes after seeing the light. I am not sure if the two are related or if the smoke was left by something else. I took a photo of the smoke cloud.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The light seemed to grow as it fell and then did a small poof before it disappeared. I don’t think I saw any fragmentation but I don’t exactly know what that means.
