Reports Report 4259a (Event 4259-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I'm a 46 yo doctor here in Dallas. This was not a plane, satellite, etc. I saw a second one 2 nights later which was larger and brighter. See that entry. I find it very odd that I've never seen a shooting star even from within the city limits of Dallas, but saw 2 brilliant fireballs within 2 nights of each other in December. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dallas, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 52' 4.77'' N (32.867992°) |
| Longitude | 96° 43' 23.33'' W (-96.723148°) |
| Elevation | 171.893m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-12-08 19:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-12-09 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 63° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 30.36° |
| First azimuth | 357.87° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 23.6° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Pink |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It appeared as a glowing trail - very bright and wide. I hope I'm interpreting the degrees of the train above - the head was brilliant with a bright core, and if the head was the size of my fist, the tail was the length of my arm. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I could see slight fragments coming off in the tail - similar to a sparkler but faint |