Never saw the sky get so bright observing a falling object from space that includes observing the Columbia space shuttle when it crashed in East Texas.
Location
Address
Uvalde, TX
Latitude
29° 12' 45.87'' N (29.212743°)
Longitude
99° 53' 30.26'' W (-99.891739°)
Elevation
291.431641m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-11-08 20:40 CST
UT Date & Time
2014-11-09 02:40 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
135°
Moving
Facing azimuth
211.89°
First azimuth
83.73°
First elevation
75°
Last azimuth
274.35°
Last elevation
15°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-24
Color
Orange, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Heard boom towards Del Rio Texas Im sure the AFB their captured some data from this event
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
thought at first it was lightening whole sky lite up
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
saw about a dozen fragments break of and fall behind tail thought it was space junk
